Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature
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Signing the Body Poetic: Essays on American Sign Language Literature

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Signing the Body Poetic gathers essays focused on American Sign Language literature. Exploring the connections among language, embodiment, movement, and poetic expression, this collection presents ASL as a rich literary medium and provides a focused introduction to the study of its written and performed traditions.

ISBN-13 9780520229761 ASIN 0520229762 Views 40 Publisher University of California Press Year 2006 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 292 Adult No Created May 20, 2026 Updated October 15, 2026
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Signing the Body Poetic is a collection of essays on American Sign Language literature.

The book centers ASL as a literary language and considers the ways signing shapes poetic expression.

Its focus on the body connects language, movement, and literary meaning.

This volume offers readers an introduction to critical perspectives on American Sign Language literature.

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