Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1913739031 ISBN 13 : 9781913739034

Editeur : University of London Press, 2025

Synopsis

This volume explores the depiction of books, libraries and reading in fiction from the medieval period to the present. Its varied case studies address common themes such as gender, genre and the relation between reading and writing itself and examine what fictional representations of reading tell us about changing cultural attitudes to different reading practices.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Karen Attar is the curator of rare books and university art at Senate House Library, University of London, and a research fellow at the Institute of English Studies, University of London. She is the reviews editor for Library & Information History and edited among other works the third edition of the Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Andrew Nash is a reader in book history and director of the London Rare Books School, Institute of English Studies, University of London. His most recent major publication is The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, Volume 7, co-edited with Claire Squires and Ian Willison. He was an editor of The Review of English Studies from 2011-20.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of London Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1913739031
• ISBN 13: 9781913739034
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Éditeur: Attar Karen, Nash Andrew
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible