Reading and the Body

Reading and the Body
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9781137522894
ISBN-13 : 1137522895
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Book Synopsis Reading and the Body by : Thomas Mc Laughlin

Download or read book Reading and the Body written by Thomas Mc Laughlin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary theory has been dominated by a mind/body dualism that often eschews the role of the body in reading. Focusing on reading as a physical practice, McLaughlin analyzes the role of the eyes, the hands, postures and gestures, bodily habits and other physical spaces, with discussions ranging from James Joyce to the digital future of reading.


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