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The Broadview Reader in Book History
Michelle Levy
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Description for The Broadview Reader in Book History
Paperback. Covering topics from the dawn of print to hypertext, this anthology is a current and comprehensive look at book history. Editor(s): Levy, Michelle; Mole, Tom. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; KNTP; KNTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 774.
Book History has emerged as one of the most exciting new interdisciplinary fields of study in the humanities. By focusing on the production, circulation and reception of the book in all its forms, it has transformed the study of history, literature and culture. The Broadview Book History Reader is the most complete and up-to-date introduction available to this area of study.
The reader reprints 33 key essays in the field, grouped conceptually and provided with headnotes, explanatory footnotes, an introduction, a chronology, and a glossary of terms.
Product Details
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
773g
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Peterborough, Canada
ISBN
9781554810888
SKU
V9781554810888
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-3
About Michelle Levy
Michelle Levy is Associate Professor of English at Simon Fraser University. Tom Mole is Reader in English Literature and Director of the Centre for the History of the Book at the University of Edinburgh.
Reviews for The Broadview Reader in Book History
“A varied collection that demonstrates the conceptual reach as well as the disciplinary range of book history. Particularly timely is the editors’ emphasis on connecting the history of the book to cognate fields such as media studies and digital humanities.” — Leah Price, Harvard University “Though the essays in The Broadview Reader in Book History, along with the appended ... Read more