{"product_id":"the-idea-of-the-book-and-the-creation-of-literature-paperback","title":"The Idea of the Book and the Creation of Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Orgel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Idea of the Book and the Creation of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e explores the intersection of literary history and the history of the book. For several millennia, books have been the material embodiment of knowledge and culture, and an essential embodiment for any kind of knowledge involving texts. Texts, however, do not need to be books-they are not even necessarily written. The oldest poems were composed to be recited, and only written down centuries later. Much of the most famous poetry of the English Renaissance was composed in manuscript form to circulate among a small social circle. Plays began as scripts for performance. What happens to a play when it becomes a book, or to a collection of poems circulated among friends when it becomes a volume of sonnets? How do essays, plays, poems, stories, become Works? How is an author imagined? In this new addition to the Oxford Textual Perspectives series, Stephen Orgel addresses such questions and considers the idea of the book not simply as a\u003cbr\u003econtainer for written work, but as an essential element in its creation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Orgel, \u003cem\u003eJ. E. Reynolds Professor in Humanities, Stanford University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Orgel is J. E. Reynolds Professor in Humanities at Stanford University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.99 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753900736800,"sku":"9780192871589","price":51.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/068118dc692007ea67f5cb48ddf4f6c5.webp?v=1780029144","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-idea-of-the-book-and-the-creation-of-literature-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}