What We See When We Read

Name: What We See When We Read
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ISBN: 9780804171632

ISBN-10: 0804171637

ISBN-13: 9780804171632

Edition: 2014

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What do we see when we read? Did Tolstoy really describe Anna Karenina? Did Melville ever really tell us what, exactly, Ishmael looked like? The collection of fragmented images on a page-a graceful ear there, a stray curl, a hat positioned just so-and other clues and signifiers helps us to create an image of a character. But in fact our sense that we know a character intimately has little to do with our ability to concretely picture our beloved-or reviled-literary figures. In this remarkable work of nonfiction, Knopf's Associate Art Director Peter Mendelsund combines his profession, as an award-winning designer; his first career, as a classically trained pianist; and his first love,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 8/5/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.35" wide x 7.95" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English