Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world
Vallejo Moreu, Irene2022
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Place reservation for Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient worldLong before books were mass produced, those made of reeds from along the Nile were worth fighting and dying for. Journeying along the battlefields of Alexander the Great, beneath the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, at Cleopatra's palaces and the scene of Hypatia's murder, Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this impressive tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are stories about the spies, scribes, illuminators, librarians, booksellers, authors, and statesmen whose rich and sometimes complicated engagement with the written word bears remarkable similarities to the world today: Aristophanes and the censorship of the humourists, Sappho and the empowerment of women's voices, Seneca and the problem of a post-truth world.
Main title:
Papyrus : the invention of books in the ancient world / Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle.
Author:
Vallejo Moreu, Irene, authorWhittle, Charlotte, translator
Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2022.
Collation:
xix, 442 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781529343960 (hbk)
Language:
EnglishSpanish
BRN:
3179372
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