NAMING DAY IN EDEN

by Noah Jonathan Jacobs ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 2, 1958

This book deals with the age-old struggle of man with language...the place that language occupied in various philosophical systems, its relation to rhetoric and its affiliations with religion."" Any resemblance between this claim of the author's and what he delivers in this book is purely coincidental. Taking as his point of departure the passage in Genesis where Adam names the animals, the author wanders far and wide through fairy lands forlorn of symbolism, psychology, etymology, religion, semantics, philosophy, etc. -- a journey with no discernible plan or purpose. It is (to change the metaphor) a grab-bag of ill-assorted facts, and fancies an elephant-footed display of professional whimsy. Much of the material is entertaining, but the book as a whole will satisfy neither the general interest of a reader wishing for a clear popular account of the subject, nor the curious, nor the serious interest of a student.

Pub Date: Sept. 2, 1958

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1958

Categories: NONFICTION