The Idea of the Book and the Creation of Literature

by Stephen Orgel

Book Overview

The Idea of the Book and the Creation of Literature explores the intersection of literary history and the history of the book. For several millennia, books have been the material embodiment of knowledge and culture, and an essential embodiment for any kind of knowledge involving texts. Texts, however, do not need to be books-they are not even necessarily written. The oldest poems were composed to be recited, and only written down centuries later...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192871536
• ISBN13: 9780192871534
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 7.7"