A History of Reading - Rilegato

Fischer, Steven Roger

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ISBN 10: 1861891601 ISBN 13: 9781861891600

Casa editrice: Reaktion Books, 2003

Riassunto

This is the third book in the trilogy by Fischer which, having explored language and writing, focuses on reading. This method of 'extracting visual information from any encoded system and comprehending the respective meaning' has its roots in the ancient world and this study begins in 4th millennium BC Mesopotamia where the process of empowerment through reading is deemed to have begun. The story of reading is thus presented from the earliest symbols and scripts of the Near East to the modern electronic age of reading on a computer screen. Different types of reading are discussed from different periods and different parts of the world and, although the primary focus is on the west, the Far East and Americas are mentioned. Fischer examines the development of silent reading, liturgical reading, reading in education, the origins and expansion of the book trade, newspapers, libraries and forbidden reading, to name just a few subjects.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand. A History of Reading is the final book in Fischer’s trilogy for Reaktion, which also includes A History of Language and A History of Writing.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Reaktion Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1861891601
• ISBN 13: 9781861891600
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 240