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How did people read in the past? Where, when, and why did they read? And what did they think readers and reading were for? Drawing on fields as diverse as medieval pedagogy, textual bibliography, history of science, social and literary history, this collection of essays highlights the cultural conventions involved in reading, and explores personal reading experiences. The Practice and Representation of Reading in England constitutes a major addition to our understanding of the history of readers and reading.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0521480930
- ISBN 13 9780521480932
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages332
- EditorRaven James, Small Helen, Tadmor Naomi
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