Flaubert, Joyce and Beckett The Stoic Comedians |
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| Author:
| Kenner, Hugh |
| Illustrator:
| Davenport, Guy |
| Series title: | Lannan Selection Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-56478-380-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2005 |
| Publisher: | Deep Vellum Publishing
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| Imprint: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.50 |
Book Description:
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This enlightening study begins with an explanation,of the effect of the printing press on books. The,""book as book"" has been removed from the oral,tradition by such features as prefaces, footnotesand indexes. Books have become voiceless in some,sense - they are to be read silently, not recited,aloud. How this mechanical change affected the,possibilities of fiction is Kenner's subject.
This enlightening study begins with an explanation,of the effect of the printing press on books. The,""book as book"" has been removed from the oral,tradition by such features as prefaces, footnotesand indexes. Books have become voiceless in some,sense - they are to be read silently, not recited,aloud. How this mechanical change affected the,possibilities of fiction is Kenner's subject.