Reading Typographically: Immersed in Print in Early Modern France

by Geoffrey Turnovsky

Anxieties about the fate of reading in the digital age reveal how deeply our views of the moral and intellectual benefits of reading are tied to print. These views take root in a conception of reading as an immersive activity, exemplified by the experience of "losing oneself in a book." Against the backdrop of digital distraction and fragmentation, such immersion leads readers to become more focused, collected, and empathetic.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503637212
• ISBN13: 9781503637214
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"