Donald S. Yarab
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Donald S. Yarab
A TREATISE ON THE INTRANSITIVE VOICE
by Donald S. Yarab
The Agglutivum: A Treatise on the Intransitive Voice
Transcribed and Edited with Glosses by Donald S. Yarab
Paperback
58 Pages, 6in × 9in
Born from a dream-word that emerged unbidden, The Agglutivum presents itself as the transcription of a lost medieval manuscript—a haunting work of speculative philology that explores language as autonomous presence rather than human tool. This meticulously crafted treatise introduces a radical theory of "agglutive" words that speak themselves rather than being spoken, received from being rather than intention. Through concepts like "voculae" (word-fragments appearing in dreams), "glosselitha" (fossilized words pulsing with ancient power), and "sublinguare" (the art of speaking without voice), the work constructs an entire metaphysics of utterance. Complete with scholarly apparatus, marginalia spanning centuries, and a comprehensive philosophical glossary, this literary creation reads like genuine intellectual archaeology while addressing urgently contemporary questions about the degradation and sacredness of language. Part mystical theology, part linguistic philosophy, part imaginative scholarship, The Agglutivum offers both a mirror to our current crisis of meaning and a path toward what the text calls "the still language that speaks after all others fall silent." A work of profound erudition disguised as historical recovery, it generates the kind of interpretive depth usually reserved for genuinely ancient texts.
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Donald S. Yarab is a scholar, writer, and former educator and civil rights attorney whose work bridges history, contemporary events, theology, numismatics, and poetic reflection. With a background in education and law, and decades of research into Central European history, medieval culture, and ancient symbolism, he brings a deep interpretive lens to his essays, monographs, and verse. His writings—often exploring the metaphysical, the fragmentary nature of history, and the enduring resonance of classical and sacred traditions—appear on his website North Coast Antiquarian (northcoastantiquarian.com) and in select publications. The book news and reviews editor for Numismatics International for over a decade, he has written numerous articles on numismatic topics over the decades but more recently he is the author of The Shimmering Absence: A Triptych of Unknowing and The Shield of Achilles from Homer to Pisanello’s Renaissance Medal, among other works.
