A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World
Martyn Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by men and women with the written word, from early times to the present day. He provides a highly-readable account of the social history of reading and writing, relating it to key historical moments such as the Renaissance, the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Offering a fresh history centred on the reactions and experiences of ordinary readers and writers, Lyons deals with key turning points that occurred throughout the centuries, such as the invention of the codex, the transition from scribal to print culture, the reading revolution and the industrialisation of the book. Tracing the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-230-00161-9
- EAN: 9780230001619
- Produktnummer: 5321294
- Verlag: Red Globe Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 267 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.0 cm x D2.0 cm 544 g
- Auflage: 2009
- Gewicht: 544
Über den Autor
MARTYN LYONS is Professor of History at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He is the author of several works on French revolutionary history and on the history of reading and writing practices. His publications include Le Triomphe du Livre, Readers and Society in 19th Century France, and Reading Culture and Writing Practices in 19th Century France.
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