Reading Material in Early Modern England
Author | : Heidi Brayman Hackel |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2005-02-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521842514 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521842518 |
Rating | : 4/5 (518 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reading Material in Early Modern England by : Heidi Brayman Hackel
Download or read book Reading Material in Early Modern England written by Heidi Brayman Hackel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-02-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Material in Early Modern England rediscovers the practices and representations of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English readers. By telling their stories and insisting upon their variety, Brayman Hackel displaces both the singular 'ideal' reader of literacy theory and the elite male reader of literacy history.