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The Practice and Representation of Reading in England
Hardback
Main Details
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The Practice and Representation of Reading in England
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by James Raven
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Edited by Helen Small
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Edited by Naomi Tadmor
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:332 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 158 |
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| Category/Genre | Literacy |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521480932
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| Classifications | Dewey:028.90942 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
3 Tables, unspecified; 16 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 March 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
How did people read in the past? Where, when, and why did they read? And what did they think readers and reading were for? Drawing on fields as diverse as medieval pedagogy, textual bibliography, history of science, social and literary history, this collection of essays highlights the cultural conventions involved in reading, and explores personal reading experiences. The Practice and Representation of Reading in England constitutes a major addition to our understanding of the history of readers and reading.
Author Biography
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Reviews'The most striking feature of The Practice and Representation of Reading in England is the diversity of academic traditions and theoretical frameworks which are brought to bear on the subject. They range from post-modern textual criticism to the history of science, informed by a diversity of approaches from medieval palaegraphy to feminism. Individually, the papers are of great interest and distinction.' SHARP News
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