Loaded Words

In "Loaded Words" the inimitable literary and cultural critic Marjorie Garber invites readers to join her in a rigorous and exuberant exploration of language. What links the pieces included in this vibrant new collection is the author's contention that all words are inescapably loaded - that is, highly charged, explosive, substantial, intoxicating, fruitful, and overbrimming - and that such loading is what makes language matter.Garber casts her keen eye on terms from knowledge, belief, madness, interruption, genius, and celebrity to humanities, general education, and academia.