The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period

by William St. Clair

Book Overview

During the four centuries when printed paper was the only means by which texts could be carried across time and distance, everyone engaged in politics, education, religion, and literature believed that reading helped to shape the minds, opinions, attitudes, and ultimately the actions, of readers. In this 2004 book, William St Clair investigates how the national culture can be understood through a quantitative study of the books that were actually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521699444
• ISBN13: 9780521699440
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 796 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 8.9"