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Knowing Books: The Consciousness Of Mediation In Eighteenthcentury Britain (Material Texts),Used
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The eighteenth century has long been associated with realism and objective description, modes of representation that deemphasize writing. But in the middle decades of the century, Christina Lupton observes, authors described with surprising candor the material and economic facets of their own texts' production. In Knowing Books Lupton examines a variety of eighteenthcentury sources, including sermons, graffiti, philosophical texts, and magazines, which illustrate the range and character of midcentury experiments with words announcing their status as physical objects. Books that 'know' their own presence on the page and in the reader's hand become, in Lupton's account, tantalizing objects whose entertainment value competes with that of realist narrative.Knowing Books introduces these mideighteenthcentury works as part of a long history of selfconscious texts being greeted as fashionable objects. Poststructuralist and Marxist approaches to literature celebrate the consciousness of writing and economic production as belonging to revolutionary understandings of the world, but authors of the period under Lupton's gaze expose the facts of mediation without being revolutionary. On the contrary, their explication of economic and material processes shores up their claim to material autonomy and economic success. Lupton uses media theory and close reading to suggest the desire of eighteenthcentury readers to attribute sentience to technologies and objects that entertain them.Rather than a historical study of print technology, Knowing Books offers a humanist interpretation of the will to cede agency to media. This horizon of theoretical engagement makes Knowing Books at once an account of the least studied decades of the eighteenth century and a work of relevance for those interested in new attitudes toward media in the twentyfirst.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Knowing Books' by Christina Lupton? A: 'Knowing Books' examines the material and economic facets of text production in eighteenth-century Britain, highlighting how authors acknowledged the physicality of their works.
- Q: How many pages are in 'Knowing Books'? A: 'Knowing Books' contains 200 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: 'Knowing Books' is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: When was 'Knowing Books' published? A: 'Knowing Books' was published on November 16, 2011.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Knowing Books'? A: The author of 'Knowing Books' is Christina Lupton.
- Q: What themes are explored in 'Knowing Books'? A: 'Knowing Books' explores themes of self-consciousness in literature, the relationship between media and materiality, and the economic processes behind text production.
- Q: Is 'Knowing Books' suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'Knowing Books' offers a humanist interpretation of literature that can be relevant for academic discussions on media and representation.
- Q: Does 'Knowing Books' include illustrations or graphics? A: The product details do not mention any illustrations or graphics included in 'Knowing Books'.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: 'Knowing Books' is in new condition.
- Q: What genre does 'Knowing Books' fall under? A: 'Knowing Books' is categorized under general literature.