Picturing the reader: reading and representation in the long nineteenth century
Éditeur :
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN :
9781788747127
Date de publication :
13 mai 2022
Poids :
491 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The long nineteenth century saw a prolific increase in the number of books being produced and read. This collection takes an interdisciplinary approach to readership studies, exploring not only textual sources but also visual culture, revealing what the Victorians thought about reading and its relation to family, gender, leisure pursuits and more.