Burning books
Auteur :
Bosmajian, Haig
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786471560
Date de publication :
24 mai 2012
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
422 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Provides a detailed account of book burning worldwide over the past 2000 years. (Book burning is meant literally, not as a figurative reference to book banning.) The book burners are identified, along with the works they deliberately set aflame. An important aspect of this study is its examination of the metaphoric language used to justify the destruction.