Description
| Product ID: | 9780006546818 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A History of Reading |
| Authors: | Author: Alberto Manguel |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Historical and comparative linguistics, Historical & comparative linguistics, Library and information sciences / Museology, Library & information sciences |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's digital revolution. It argues that it is the demands of the reader, acting alongside the will of the writer, that is the evolutionary motor of literary genres. |
| Imprint Name: | Flamingo |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1997-04-21 |
