The Power of Words: Sarpi’s Use of Language in Making History

In the late sixteenth century, when the so-called baroque style spread across Europe, Paolo Sarpi eschewed the contemporary tendency and embraced an innovative narrative using parsimonious prose which, though it appears simple and plain, was a product of a careful selection of words with precise mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicla Riverso
Format: Article
Language:Catalan
Published: Liverpool University Press 2016-02-01
Series:Modern Languages Open
Online Access:http://www.modernlanguagesopen.org/index.php/mlo/article/view/122