The Practice and Representation of Reading in England

The Practice and Representation of Reading in England
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 0521480930
ISBN-13 : 9780521480932
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Download or read book The Practice and Representation of Reading in England written by James Raven and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-03-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developments in cultural history and literary criticism have suggested alternative ways of addressing the interpretation of reading. How did people read in the past? Where and why did they read? How were the manner and purpose of reading envisaged and recorded by contemporaries - and why? Drawing on fields as diverse as medieval pedagogy, textual bibliography, the history of science, and social and literary history, this collection of fourteen essays highlights both the singularity of personal reading experiences and the cultural conventions involved in reading and its perception. An introductory essay offers an important critical assessment of the various contributions to the development of the subject in recent times. This book constitutes a major addition to our understanding of the history of readers and reading.


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