Rex Winsbury: The Roman Book | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780715638293 | The Roman Book | Books, Publishing and Performance in Classical Rome

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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.

Über den Autor

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.

Zusammenfassung

The publishing of Roman books has long and often been misrepresented by false analogies with modern publishing. This comprehensive 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.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780715638293
ISBN-10:	0715638297
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Winsbury, Rex
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	Rex Winsbury
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.04.2013
Gewicht:	0,386 kg