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The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe: Encounters with a Certain Something Scholar, Richard (Fellow and Tutor in French, Oriel College, Oxford)
The Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe: Encounters with a Certain Something
Scholar, Richard (Fellow and Tutor in French, Oriel College, Oxford)
Offers a study of the je-ne-sais-quoi. This book describes the rise and fall of the expression as a noun and as a topic of debate, examines its meanings, and presents its 'pre-history'. It argues that the je-ne-sais-quoi serves to capture first-person encounters with a 'certain something' that is as difficult to explain as its effects are intense.
350 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 1, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199274406 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 350 |
| Dimensions | 149 × 222 × 27 mm · 589 g |
| Language | English |