Reading and the Body: The Physical Practice of Reading

by Thomas Mc Laughlin

Literary theory has been dominated by a mind/body dualism that often eschews the role of the body in reading. Focusing on reading as a physical practice, McLaughlin analyzes the role of the eyes, the hands, postures and gestures, bodily habits and other physical spaces, with discussions ranging from James Joyce to the digital future of reading.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137541318
• ISBN13: 9781137541314
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"