Holy Sh*t A Brief History of Swearing

Name: Holy Sh*t A Brief History of Swearing
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ISBN: 9780199742677

ISBN-10: 0199742677

ISBN-13: 9780199742677

Edition: 2013

Authors: Melissa Mohr

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Swearing is a fascinating thing. Almost everyone does it, or worries about not doing it, from the two year old who has just discovered the power of the potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. But more than its cultural ubiquity, swearing is alsointeresting for what it tells us about language and society, today and in the past. It is a record of what people care about on the deepest levels of a culture - what's divine, what's terrifying, and what's taboo. Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing - obscenities and oaths - from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 5/8/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 8.31" wide x 5.71" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



To Speak with Roman Plainness: Ancient Rome



On Earth as It Is in Heaven: The Bible



Swearing God to Pieces: The Middle Ages



The Rise of Obscenity: The Renaissance



The Age of Euphemism: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries



"Fuck 'Em All": Swearing in the Twentieth Century and Beyond


Epilogue


Notes


Credits


Index