Inscription and erasure : literature and written culture from the eleventh to the eighteenth century
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Inscrire et effacer. English
Author
Chartier, Roger, 1945-
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Books and reading -- Social aspects.
Literature and society.
Printing -- Social aspects.
Society in literature.
Transmission of texts.
Written communication -- Social aspects -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Books and reading -- Social aspects
History
Literature and society
Printing -- Social aspects
Society in literature
Transmission of texts
Written communication -- Social aspects
Other Subjects
Annotations.
Bellettrie.
Books and reading -- Social aspects
Communication écrite -- Aspect social -- Histoire.
Drukkunst.
Kultur
Literature and society
Littérature et société.
Livres et lecture -- Aspect social.
Printing -- Social aspects
Schriftcultuur.
Schriftliche Kommunikation
Textsorte
Transmission de textes.
Transmission of texts
Written communication -- Social aspects -- History

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
UPC
99816520665

Notes

General Note
Originally published: Paris : Gallimard ; Le Seuil, 2005 under title: Inscrire et effacer : culture écrite et littérature (XIe-XVIIIe siècle).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-191) and index.
Description
"The fear of oblivion obsessed medieval and early modern Europe. Stone, wood, cloth, parchment, and paper all provided media onto which writing was inscribed as a way to ward off loss. And the task was not easy in a world in which writing could be destroyed, manuscripts lost, or books menaced with destruction . Paradoxically, the successful spread of printing posed another danger, that an uncontrollable proliferation of textual materials, of matter without order or limit, might allow useless texts to multiply and smother thought. Not everything written was destined for the archives; indeed, much was written on surfaces that allowed one to write, erase, then write again."
Description
"In Inscription and Erasure, Roger Chartier seeks to demonstrate how the tension between these two concerns played out in the imaginative works of their times. Chartier examines how authors transformed the material realities of writing and publication into an aesthetic resource exploited for poetic, dramatic, or narrative ends."--Jacket.
Language
Translated from the French.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Chartier, R. (2007). Inscription and erasure: literature and written culture from the eleventh to the eighteenth century . University of Pennsylvania Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chartier, Roger, 1945-. 2007. Inscription and Erasure: Literature and Written Culture From the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chartier, Roger, 1945-. Inscription and Erasure: Literature and Written Culture From the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Chartier, R. (2007). Inscription and erasure: literature and written culture from the eleventh to the eighteenth century. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Chartier, Roger. Inscription and Erasure: Literature and Written Culture From the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007.

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