An Introduction to Book HistoryAn Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery chart the move from spoken word to written texts, the coming of print, the book as commodity, the power and profile of readers, and the future of the book in the electronic age. Each section begins with a summary of the chapter's aims and contents, followed by a detailed discussion of the relevant issues, concluding with a summary of the chapter and suggestions for further reading. Sections include:
An Introduction to Book History is an ideal introduction to this exciting field of study, and is designed as a companion text to The Book History Reader. |
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... European culture and a synthesis of the latest thinking about understanding and contextualizing that history . Chapter 1 covers the main theories and critical debates that have informed book history studies over the past hundred years ...
... European culture . It also looks at how oral traditions were incorpo- rated into early writing and manuscript culture , and how writing changed in structure and style as print technology prevailed . We also cover how writing changed in ...
... European print produc- tion that developed following the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century , carrying on from material outlined in Chapters 3 and 4. It examines how print culture was exported to European colonial ...
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Contents
Theorizing the history of the book | 7 |
From orality to literacy | 28 |
The coming of print | 44 |
Authors authorship and authority | 66 |
Printers booksellers publishers agents | 85 |
Readers and reading | 100 |
The future of the book | 118 |
Conclusion | 133 |
Glossary | 137 |
Notes | 141 |
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An Introduction to Book History David Finkelstein,Alistair McCleery,Professor Alistair McCleery Limited preview - 2005 |