Reading Books: Essays on the Material Text and Literature in America

This collection of original essays explores the relationship between publishing and literature in America. "Right at the leading edge of scholarship on the history of the book". -- William Gilmore-Lehne

About the author

Michele Moylan is an independent scholar. Lane Stiles is senior editor at Mid-List Press in Minneapolis and teaches in the composition program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Summary

These essays examine the ways in which the material qualities of books profoundly affect how they have been read and understood. Included are chapters on the reception of Dante's works in America, the binding styles of Ticknor and Fields and the packaging of literature for American high schools.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michele Moylan (Editor), Lane Stiles (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Massachusetts Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9781558490635
• ISBN: 978-1-55849-063-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 233 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 558 g
• Series: Studies in Print Culture and t; Studies in Print Culture; Studies in Print Culture and t; Studies in Print Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism