Chronology Entry
Year
1952
Text
Wilder, Thornton. Toward an American language. (1952). In : Wilder, Thornton. American characteristics and other essays [ID D30361].
In France life and conversation and love itself seem to us to be overruled by a network of conventions as intricate as a ballet or a game ; just so the Chinese built walls of ceremonial behind which they could hide from the piercing intelligence of their neighbors.
In France life and conversation and love itself seem to us to be overruled by a network of conventions as intricate as a ballet or a game ; just so the Chinese built walls of ceremonial behind which they could hide from the piercing intelligence of their neighbors.
Mentioned People (1)
Wilder, Thornton
(Madison, Wisc. 1897-1975 Hamden, Conn.) : Schriftsteller, Dramatiker
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 1979 | Wilder, Thornton. American characteristics and other essays. (New York, N.Y. : Harper & Row, 1979). S. 16. | Publication / Wild17 |
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