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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... industry . The book , with its richly evoked lands and language , reached one type of audi- ence , but the film , stripping out much of its textual complexity to concentrate on the narrative , has succeeded in reaching another . And the ...
... industry , with pilgrims traveling to Oxford to retrace his steps , drink in his local pub , and stretch to see the view from his house . All this had made what were original words , typed on now - faded paper , a major and tangible ...
... industry structures that developed as the manuscript book , a collectable commodity , gave way to the printed book ... Industrial Revolution . The development of copyright looks forward to the issues of the following chapter , while an ...
... 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 possessions , initially concentrated on the production of local ...
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 |