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A History of Reading
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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.
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A History of Reading, Alberto Manguel
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- 1997
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- Title
- A History of Reading
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alberto Manguel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0006546811
- ISBN13
- 9780006546818
- Category
- Social sciences, Textbooks, University and college textbooks
- Description
- 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.