A History of Reading by Steven Roger Fischer
A broad, accessible history of reading from antiquity to today, which also assesses its future.
"It's an exciting story, which the author tells clearly and chronologically"--Daily Telegraph "Of the three volumes in Fischer's hugely ambitious and sedulously executed trilogy, the first two dealt with language and writing. This one, however, is the most suggestive and open, dedicated not only to the technicalities of his subject but to the everyday experience of communication. . . . Fischer lets his historical readers speak for themselves, ceaselessly seduced by textual magic."--Independent "Starting from the Bronze Age and ending with modern emails and a possible future of e-books, Fischer's A History of Reading takes in a wonderful diversity of things."--Nature
Steven Roger Fischer FRS is the author of many popular books including A History of Language (1999) and A History of Writing (2001), both published by Reaktion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781789140682 |
| ISBN 10 | 1789140684 |
| Title | A History of Reading |
| Author | Steven Roger Fischer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2019-04-15 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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