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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: Raymond Williams's [Keywords]
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:35:28 +1300
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On 30/10/2024 11:36 p.m., Ed Cryer wrote:
> HenHanna wrote:
>> Raymond Williams said that the word [nature]  was used differently in
>> the past?
>>
>>             Yes, Raymond Williams, a prominent cultural theorist,
>> discussed the concept of "nature" and how its meaning has evolved over
>> time.
>>
>>
> <snipped>
> 
> Did Raymond Williams' analysis cover other languages and cultures? Or 
> was it merely English usage? How far back in time did he go?
> 
> Ed
>

He doesn't "cover" any other language, which would require another book. 
He does mention French, German, etc. when they are the source of an 
English word he's discussing, or when European languages have influenced 
each other in the development of senses of some word.
He goes back to the earliest recorded use of the word in English, which 
can be as far back as OE.
The above is a general answer about the book (from memory). If you're 
enquiring specifically about his discussion of "nature", I'd have to go 
and get the book to check.