Books and other texts have not always been read in the way that we
read them today. The modern practice of reading - privately,
silently, with the eyes alone - is only one way of reading which,
for many centuries, existed alongside other forms. In the ancient
world, in the Middle Ages and as late as the 17th century, many
texts were written for the voice, and they used forms that were
oriented towards the demands of oral performance. This is one of
the central themes explored in this account of the changing
practices of reading from the ancient world to the present day. An
international team of leading historians analyses the
transformations of reading methods and material over the ages, and
shows that revolutions in reading generally precede revolutions of
the book. They examine not only the technical innovations which
change physical aspects of books and other texts, but also the
changing forms of reading and the growth and transformation of the
reading public.
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