{"product_id":"book-parts-hardcover","title":"Book Parts - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDennis Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAdam Smyth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat would an anatomy of the book look like? There is the main text, of course, the file that the author proudly submits to their publisher. But around this, hemming it in on the page or enclosing it at the front and back of the book, there are dozens of other texts--page numbers and running heads, copyright statements and errata lists--each possessed of particular conventions, each with their own lively histories. To consider these paratexts--recalling them from the margins, letting them take centre stage--is to be reminded that no book is the sole work of the author whose name appears on the cover; rather, every book is the sum of a series of collaborations. It is to be reminded, also, that not everything is intended for us, the readers. There are sections that are solely directed at others--binders, librarians, lawyers--parts of the book that, if they are working well, are working discreetly, like a theatrical prompt, whispering out of the audience's ear-shot \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eBook Parts\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and imaginative intervention in the fast growing field of book history: it pulls the book apart. Over twenty-two chapters, \u003cem\u003eBook Parts\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the components of the book: from title pages to endleaves; from dust jackets to indexes--and just about everything in between. \u003cem\u003eBook Parts\u003c\/em\u003e covers a broad historical range that runs from the pre-print era to the digital, bringing together the expertise of some of the most exciting scholars working on book history today in order to shine a new light on these elements hiding in plain sight in the books we all read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDennis Duncan, \u003cem\u003eWriter and translator\u003c\/em\u003e, Adam Smyth, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of English Literature and the History of the Book, Balliol College, Oxford University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDennis Duncan is a writer and translator based in London. He is currently writing a history of the book index, from the medieval period to the age of the Kindle, to be published by Penguin in 2020, and is author of \u003cem\u003eThe Oulipo and Modern Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2019). His recent articles have considered Mallarme and jugs, James Joyce and pornography, and the history of the Times New Roman typeface. Dr Duncan writes on bibliography and French literature for the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, and has published translations of Michel Foucault, Boris Vian, and Alfred Jarry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Smyth is Professor of English Literature and the History of the Book at Balliol College, Oxford. His most recent books include \u003cem\u003eMaterial Texts in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2018); \u003cem\u003eAutobiography in Early Modern England\u003c\/em\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2010); \u003cem\u003eA History of English Autobiography\u003c\/em\u003e (edited, Cambridge University Press, 2016); and \u003cem\u003eBook Destruction from the Medieval to the Contemporary\u003c\/em\u003e (edited with Gill Partington, Palgrave, 2014). He is the co-editor of Routledge's book series Material Readings in Early Modern Culture. He also enjoys discussing his work beyond the academy: he writes regularly for the \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and has appeared on TV and radio in the UK and abroad. Adam Smyth is the co-host of the literary discussion podcast and radio show, Litbits. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45257134800998,"sku":"9780198812463","price":110.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/U3YwWnFYMHU4bXBmOE5QZU5QVllCUT09.webp?v=1773759036","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/book-parts-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}