"In Pursuit of Verbal Clues Detected in the Body of Language" is a scholarly book that focuses on the analysis of linguistic patterns in literary works. The author, Julian Scutts, examines how certain words and their combinations recur in the texts of significant authors such as Shakespeare and Goethe. These recurring linguistic structures raise questions about the awareness and control that authors have over their word choices. Scutts draws on theories from C. G. Jung and Ferdinand de Saussure to illuminate the causes and effects of these linguistic phenomena. The book encourages readers to evaluate the presented evidence and form their own opinions on the central thesis. It offers an in-depth exploration of the relationship between language and literature, highlighting the complexity of word choice in poetry.