The history of reading : a reader / edited by Shafquat Towheed, Rosalind Crone and Katie Halsey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Towheed, Shafquat, 1973-

Crone, Rosalind.

Halsey, Katie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reading--History.

Reading.

Literacy--History.

Literacy.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 454 pages ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2011.

Summary:

The History of Reading offers an engaging, accessible overview of this fast-developing subject from the rise of literacy through to the current trend of 'book clubs'. The editors offer a variety of extracts crucial to understanding the history of reading and its social, political and cultural implications.

Divided into seven sections, each with a useful introduction, this Reader collects together key primary extracts written by leading scholars in the field to:

summarise the main debates and perspectives shaping the field

introduce key theorists such as Iser, Fish and Bakhtin

survey influential works and outline important studies on mass reading

focus on specific communities such as Welsh miners, African American library users and settlers in the American frontier

look at individual readers from a variety of countries, classes and historical periods

explore new approaches to research in the history of reading.

Providing both a clear introduction to the history of the field and a taster of the breadth, diversity and vitality of current debates, The History of Reading is an essential resource for undergraduates, graduates and researchers. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1: Defining the field: What is the history of reading?

Section 2: Theorising the reader

Section 3: Researching and using literacy

Section 4: Reading the masses

Section 5: Reading communities

Section 6: Individual readers

Section 7: New directions and methods in the history of reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415484206

0415484200

9780415484213

0415484219

OCLC:

318418786

Publisher Number:

99939570955