The Mind of the Book by Alastair Fowler
Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title-pages printed in England from the early modern era to the nineteenth century, exploring their place in the History of the Book for the first time. He illuminates key features of title-page design and presents 16 illustrations of significant title-pages with commentaries, from Chaucer to Dickens.
The text is concise and written with a clarity that shows Fowler unfailingly keeps his reader in mindSources do not clutter or obscure the body of the text, while plentiful footnotes reveal the depth of Fowler's research, offering many useful points of reference ... This area of book history deserves such careful appreciation, and Fowler does justice to his subject in this eloquent short book, which will no doubt encourage readers to attend more closely to the conventions, wider cultural significance, and intricate beauty to be found in so many title-pages. * Ian Middlebrook, Modern Language Review *
This is an excellent book to dip into, with informative and appealing case studies of pictorial title pages through five centuries of English literary history; undoubtedly, after finishing The Mind of the Book, the reader will never again skip over a pictorial frontispiece as a mere worn-out convention, but will stop, look and absorb. * Shafquat Towheed, The Open University, The Spenser Review *
Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title pages printed in England from the early modern period to the nineteenth century. A careful bibliography, a glossary, and a complete onomastic and thematic index complete the edition of this work * José Luis Gonzal Sánchez-Molero, Bulletin of the Comediantes *
In The Mind of the Book Fowler has presented us with a detailed but lucid schooling in the history and characteristics of the title page, and a reminder of some of the continuities that, while not always easy to recognize, link the earliest printed books to those of our own age. * Dennis Duncan, Times Literary Supplement *
This is an excellent book to dip into, with informative and appealing case studies of pictorial title pages through five centuries of English literary history; undoubtedly, after finishing The Mind of the Book, the reader will never again skip over a pictorial frontispiece as a mere worn-out convention, but will stop, look and absorb. * Shafquat Towheed, The Open University, The Spenser Review *
Alastair Fowler presents a fascinating study of title pages printed in England from the early modern period to the nineteenth century. A careful bibliography, a glossary, and a complete onomastic and thematic index complete the edition of this work * José Luis Gonzal Sánchez-Molero, Bulletin of the Comediantes *
In The Mind of the Book Fowler has presented us with a detailed but lucid schooling in the history and characteristics of the title page, and a reminder of some of the continuities that, while not always easy to recognize, link the earliest printed books to those of our own age. * Dennis Duncan, Times Literary Supplement *
Alastair Fowler is Regius Professor Emeritus of Edinburgh University, and was previously Professor of English at the University of Virginia. For many years he divided his time between the United States and Britain, where he now lives. His publications include an annotated edition of Paradise Lost (1968); Kinds of Literature (1982); Renaissance Realism (2003); and Literary Names (2012).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198717669 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198717660 |
| Title | The Mind of the Book |
| Author | Alastair Fowler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2017-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 234 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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