Commonplace Books and Reading in Georgian England VG COND
The book highlights how English readers of the period often remained indebted to techniques rooted in classical antiquity, Renaissance humanism, and a predominantly oral culture. The work also explores how a series of related assumptions about the nature and purpose of reading affected the role of literature in English society during the eras of Addison, Johnson, and Byron.
Commonplace Books and Reading in Georgian England VG COND
The book highlights how English readers of the period often remained indebted to techniques rooted in classical antiquity, Renaissance humanism, and a predominantly oral culture. The work also explores how a series of related assumptions about the nature and purpose of reading affected the role of literature in English society during the eras of Addison, Johnson, and Byron.