A History of Reading
Title | A History of Reading PDF eBook |
Author | Steven R. Fischer |
Publisher | Reaktion Books |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781861892096 |
Takes in a wonderful diversity of things."-Nature. Now available in paperback, this final volume in the trilogy Language/Writing/Reading traces the complete story of reading from the time when symbols first acquired meaning through to the electronic texts of the digital age.
The Broadview Introduction to Book History
Title | The Broadview Introduction to Book History PDF eBook |
Author | Michelle Levy |
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2017-04-30 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1460406036 |
Book history has emerged in the last twenty years as one of the most important new fields of interdisciplinary study. It has produced new interpretations of major historical events, has made possible new approaches to history, literature, media, and culture, and presents a distinctive historical perspective on current debates about the future of the book. The Broadview Introduction to Book History provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to this field. Written in a lively, accessible style, chapters on materiality, textuality, printing and reading, intermediality, and remediation guide readers through numerous key concepts, illustrated with examples from literary texts and historical documents produced across a wide historical range. An ideal text for undergraduate and graduate courses in book history, it offers a road map to this dynamic inter-disciplinary field.
A History of Reading in the West
Title | A History of Reading in the West PDF eBook |
Author | Guglielmo Cavallo |
Publisher | Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 492 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781558494114 |
Literature has not always been written in the same ways, nor has it been received or read in the same ways over the course of Western civilization. Cavallo (Greek palaeography, U. of Rome La Sapienza), Chartier (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris) and a number of other international contributors, address themes that highlight the transformation of reading methods and materials over the ages, such as the way texts in the Middle Ages were often written with the voice in mind, as they would have been read aloud, or even sung. Articles explore the innovations in the physical evolution of the book, as well as the growth and development of a broad-based reading public.
The Oral History Reader
Title | The Oral History Reader PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Perks |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 743 |
Release | 2015-11-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317371321 |
The Oral History Reader, now in its third edition, is a comprehensive, international anthology combining major, ‘classic’ articles with cutting-edge pieces on the theory, method and use of oral history. Twenty-seven new chapters introduce the most significant developments in oral history in the last decade to bring this invaluable text up to date, with new pieces on emotions and the senses, on crisis oral history, current thinking around traumatic memory, the impact of digital mobile technologies, and how oral history is being used in public contexts, with more international examples to draw in work from North and South America, Britain and Europe, Australasia, Asia and Africa. Arranged in five thematic sections, each with an introduction by the editors to contextualise the selection and review relevant literature, articles in this collection draw upon diverse oral history experiences to examine issues including: Key debates in the development of oral history over the past seventy years First hand reflections on interview practice, and issues posed by the interview relationship The nature of memory and its significance in oral history The practical and ethical issues surrounding the interpretation, presentation and public use of oral testimonies how oral history projects contribute to the study of the past and involve the wider community. The challenges and contributions of oral history projects committed to advocacy and empowerment With a revised and updated bibliography and useful contacts list, as well as a dedicated online resources page, this third edition of The Oral History Reader is the perfect tool for those encountering oral history for the first time, as well as for seasoned practitioners.
All American History, Volume 1
Title | All American History, Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Celeste W. Rakes |
Publisher | Bright Ideas Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-03 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN | 9781892427106 |
The Complete History Readers
Title | The Complete History Readers PDF eBook |
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A History of Reading
Title | A History of Reading PDF eBook |
Author | Alberto Manguel |
Publisher | Penguin Group |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Books |
ISBN | 9780140166545 |
On history of reading