The Traveler, the Tower, and the Worm : The Reader as Metaphor /

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The author examines metaphors of readers and reading from literatures across centuries and the globe, from the ancient epic Gilgamesh to the World Wide Web, from the adventures of Ulysses to the tragedy of Emma Bovary, and he considers how these metaphors reflect the cultures that invent them.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Manguel, Alberto
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Signs and symbols.
Literature and society.
Literature and anthropology.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
symbols.
Livres et lecture > Philosophie.
Signes et symboles.
Litterature et societe.
Litterature et anthropologie.
Books and reading > Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The author examines metaphors of readers and reading from literatures across centuries and the globe, from the ancient epic Gilgamesh to the World Wide Web, from the adventures of Ulysses to the tragedy of Emma Bovary, and he considers how these metaphors reflect the cultures that invent them.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (144 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780812209105

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