Mercury, Or, The Secret and Swift Messenger

Mercury, Or, The Secret and Swift Messenger
Author: John Wilkins
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 235
Release: 1984
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027232768

Works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins' (1708). Together with an abstract of Dr. Wilkin's 'Essay towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Languages, ' a sketch of the life of the author and an account of his writings. With an introductory essay on the Universal Language Movement in England, France and Germany in the 17th and 18th century by Brigitte Asbach-Schnitker.

John Wilkins and 17th-Century British Linguistics

John Wilkins and 17th-Century British Linguistics
Author: Joseph L. Subbiondo
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1992-05-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9027277230

In this reader, 19 articles have been collected that bring out the central position of John Wilkins and his Essay Toward a Real Character, and a Philosophical Language (1668) in the history of ideas in 17th-century Britain.