2009, ISBN: 0715638297

[EAN: 9780715638293], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: London : Duckworth], XII, 236 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International J… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780715638293], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: London : Duckworth], XII, 236 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Minimally rubbed, allover very good and clean. / Minimal berieben, insgesamt sehr gut und sauber. - The publishing of Roman books has long and often been misrepresented by false analogies with modern publishing. This comprehensive new study examines, by appeal to what Roman authors themselves tell us, both the raw materials and aesthetic criteria of the Roman book (a papyrus scroll) and the process of literary composition. What was the scribal art’ of the time? What was the role of bookshops and libraries? What control did an author have over his creation? How were new books received and used by readers? To answer these questions Roman publishing is placed firmly in the context of a society that, despite the omnipresence of writing, was still predominantly oral. This context helps to explain how some books and authors became politically dangerous, and how the Roman book could be both a cultural icon and integral part of the self-definition of Rome’s governing elite, and a direct contributor to popular culture through the mass medium of the Roman theatre. - Rex Winsbury has a PhD in classical studies from London University. He has worked at the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and the BBC, and as a self-employed publisher, editor and journalist. He has also taught at City University, Imperial College, and Birkbeck College, London. ISBN 9780715638293 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 378, Books<

2009, ISBN: 9780715638293

Bristol Classical Press, 3/26/2009 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.9449 9.0551 6.1417., Bristol Classical Press, 3/26/2009 12:00:01 A, 3