{"product_id":"9780470654934","title":"The Book in Britain A Historical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Book in Britain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Historical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Allington | David A. Brewer | Stephen Colclough | Sian Echard | Zachary Lesser\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduces readers to the history of books in Britain—their significance, influence, and current and future status\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresented as a comprehensive, up-to-date narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the impact of books, manuscripts, and other kinds of material texts on the cultures and societies of the British Isles. The text clearly explains the technicalities of printing and publishing and discusses the formal elements of books and manuscripts, which are necessary to facilitate an understanding of that impact. This collaboratively authored narrative history combines the knowledge and expertise of five scholars who seek to answer questions such as: How does the material form of a text affect its meaning? How do books shape political and religious movements? How have the economics of the book trade and copyright shaped the literary canon? Who has been included in and excluded from the world of books, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book in Britain: A Historical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to all scholars, students, and historians interested in the written word and its continued production and presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDANIEL ALLINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College, London. Widely published on readership and digital media issues, he co-edited \u003ci\u003eCommunicating in English: Talk, Text, Technology\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID A. BREWER\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at The Ohio State University, where he teaches book history and eighteenth-century literature. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife of Character, 1726–1825\u003c\/i\u003e, and was part of the Multigraph Collective that wrote \u003ci\u003eInteracting with Print: Elements of Reading in the Era of Print Saturation\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN COLCLOUGH\u003c\/b\u003e (1969–2015) was Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Bangor University, a renowned scholar of Victorian literature and culture, and the author of \u003ci\u003eConsuming Texts: Readers and Reading Communities, 1695–1870\u003c\/i\u003e. He founded The Bangor Centre for the History of the Book, which has since been renamed in his honor.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIÂN ECHARD\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of British Columbia, where she teaches classes in Middle English literature, the Arthurian tradition, medievalism, and book history. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrinting the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArthurian Narrative in the Latin Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, and a general editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Medieval Literature in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZACHARY LESSER\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a general editor of The Arden Shakespeare\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Fourth Series, and the author of the award-winning books \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Drama and the Politics of Publication\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamlet After Q1: An Uncanny History of the Shakespearean Text\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 March 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470654934\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e512\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314261389452,"sku":"9780470654934","price":155.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470654934_9d433f53-1e2f-4c3f-9521-02115c3d5087.jpg?v=1780101401","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470654934","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}