Inscription and Erasure
Literature and Written Culture from the Eleventh to the Eighteenth Century
Roger Chartier. Arthur Goldhammer, Translator
2007 | 224 pages | Cloth $55.00 | Paper $24.95
Literature | History
View main book page
Table of Contents
Introduction: Aesthetic Mystery and the Materialities of the Written
Chapter One. Wax and Parchment: The Poems of Baudri de Bourgueil
Chapter Two. Writing and Memory: Cardenio's Librillo
Chapter Three. The Press and Fonts: Don Quixote in the Print Shop
Chapter Four. Handwritten Newsletters, Printed Gazettes: Cymbal and Butter
Chapter Five. Talking Books and Clandestine Manuscripts: The Travels of Dyrcona
Chapter Six. Text and Fabric: Anzoletto and Philomela
Chapter Seven. Commerce in the Novel: Damilaville's Tears and the Impatient Reader
Epilogue: Diderot and His Pirates
Notes
Index