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Steven Roger Fischer's fascinating book traces the complete story of reading from the time when symbol first became sign through to the electronic texts of the present day. Describing ancient forms of reading and the various modes that were necessary to read different writing systems and scripts, Fischer turns to Asia and the Americas and discusses the forms and developments of completely divergent dimensions of reading. With the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East, innovative re-inventions of reading emerged - silent and liturgical reading; the custom of lectors; reading's focus in general education - whereupon printing transformed society's entire attitude to reading. Fischer charts the explosion of the book trade in this era, its increased audience and radically changed subject-matter; describes the emergence of broadsheets, newspapers and public readings; and traces the effect of new font designs on general legibility. Fischer discusses society's dedication to public literacy in the sweeping educational reforms of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and notes the appearance of free libraries, gender differences in reading matter, public advertising and the forbidden lists of Church, State and the unemancipated. Finally, he assesses the future, in which it is likely that read communication will soon exceed oral communication through the use of the personal computer and the internet, and looks at visual language and modern theories of how reading is processed in the human brain. Asking how the New Reader can reshape reading's future, he suggests a radical new definition of what reading could be.

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Publisher
Reaktion Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1861891601
ISBN-13
9781861891600
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2489862

Product Key Features

Book Title
History of Reading
Author
Steven Roger Fischer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Reading Skills, Books & Reading, Essays
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Literary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.3in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
22.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn83
Reviews
A sweeping, multidisciplinary overview of the evolution and transformations of reading. . . . To help his readers understand the history of reading, Fischer employs rhetorical flair, short sentences, jargon-free writing, interesting anecdotes, and most of all, thoughtful examples and readily recognizable analogies, This book is one that can be picked up and dipped into at almost any page with the certainty that one will find much of interest.
Table of Content
Preface 1. The Immortal Witness 2. The Papyrus Tongue 3. A World of Reading 4. The Parchment Eye 5. The Printed Page 6. The 'Universal Conscience' 7. Reading the Future References Select Bibliography Illustration Acknowledgements Index
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2005-360990
Series
Globalities Ser.
Illustrated
Yes

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