Reading Old Books by Peter Mack
Mack offers a wide-ranging exploration of the creative power of literary tradition, from the middle ages to the 21st century, revealing in new ways how it helps writers and readers make new works and meanings.
"Mack treats complicated matters with an easy clarity that makes the book a delight to readHis discussions are at once enthusiastic and well-reasoned—focused on exactly what makes each of the texts so effective."---D.L. Patey, Choice
"Lucid, thorough case studies."---Faye Hammill, Times Literary Supplement
"An idiosyncratic collection of case studies… [attended to] with lucidity, energy, and detail.—Timothy D. Crowley, Renaissance Quarterly"
"Lucid, thorough case studies."---Faye Hammill, Times Literary Supplement
"An idiosyncratic collection of case studies… [attended to] with lucidity, energy, and detail.—Timothy D. Crowley, Renaissance Quarterly"
Peter Mack is professor of English at the University of Warwick. His books include A History of Renaissance Rhetoric, 1380–1620; Rhetoric and Reading in Montaigne and Shakespeare; and Elizabethan Rhetoric. He is a fellow of the British Academy, a former director of the Warburg Institute, and (with Rita Copeland) general editor of the forthcoming five-volume Cambridge History of Rhetoric.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691194004 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691194009 |
| Title | Reading Old Books |
| Author | Peter Mack |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2019-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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