| This
collection of essays explains how and why books have been produced,
and analyses the effects of changing methods and technology
on literary style. |
| In
this book Robert Giddings explores the literary nexus - the
inter-dependence always existing between writers and their readers
through the production and distribution of books. Drawing upon
information and insights from the disciplines of history, sociology
and politics, as well as media studies and literary criticism,
he illuminates the fascinating variation in the ways in which
authors have tackled the challenge of truth and story telling.
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| The eight authors
chosen to illustrate this theme range from Samuel Johnson in
the 18th century to Le Carre in the 20th and all are studied
in the cultural context of their time with an emphasis upon
the channels of communication and the available technology of
printing and publishing. |
| The topic of the
how and the why of writing is here treated in a robust and original
way and will be of interest to all those with a love of literature
in English. |
