Knowing books : the consciousness of mediation in eighteenth-century Britain /

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"The eighteenth century has long been associated with realism and objective description, modes of representation that deemphasize writing. But in the middle decades of the century, Christina Lupton observes, authors described with surprising candor the material and economic facets of their own...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lupton, Christina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Material texts.
Temas:
1700 - 1799
Books and reading > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Literature publishing > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature.
Mediation in literature.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism > Theory, etc.
Littérature anglaise > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc.
Médiation dans la littérature.
Conscience de soi dans la littérature.
Littérature > Édition > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Livres et lecture > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Books & Reading.
English literature > Theory, etc.
Books and reading
Literature publishing
Mediation in literature
Self-consciousness (Awareness) in literature
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Introduction. Giving Power to the Medium
  • Chapter 1. Powerlessness as Entertainment
  • Chapter 2. What It-Narratives Know About Their Authors
  • Chapter 3. The Theory of Paper
  • Chapter 4. Sermons Written on the Screen of Print
  • Chapter 5. Gray and Mackenzie Printing on the Wall
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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