num_pages: 224
description: In six linked literary essays, Wendell Berry considers the degeneration of language that is manifest throughout our culture, from poetry to politics, from conversation to advertising, and he shows how the ever-widening cleft between words and their referents mirrors the increasing isolation of individuals from their communities and of their communities from the land.
language: English
title: Standing by Words
titlecomplete: Standing by Words
genres: Agriculture, Cultural, Philosophy, Education, Literature, Writing, Essays, Poetry, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 295
publisher: North Point Pr