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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- The Book of the Heart
- Publication Date
- 2000-08-01
- Pages
- 294
- ISBN
- 9780226391168
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226391167
ISBN-13
9780226391168
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1646469
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
294 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Book of the Heart
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Medieval, History / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
99-047258
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
809/.915
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translations Introduction 1. Origins 2. Augustine 3. The Scriptorium of the Heart 4. Lovers 5. Saints 6. Everyman 7. Picturing the Metaphor 8. After Gutenberg 9. Codex or Computer? List of Abbreviations Notes Works Cited Index
Synopsis
In today's increasingly electronic world, we say our personality traits are "hard-wired" and we "replay" our memories. But we use a different metaphor when we speak of someone "reading" another's mind or a desire to "turn over a new leaf"--these phrases refer to the "book of the self," an idea that dates from the beginnings of Western culture. Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the modern day. He focuses especially on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a "book of the heart" modeled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. For instance, medieval saints' legends tell of martyrs whose hearts recorded divine inscriptions; lyrics and romances feature lovers whose hearts are inscribed with their passion; paintings depict hearts as books; and medieval scribes even produced manuscript codices shaped like hearts. " The Book of the Heart provides a fresh perspective on the influence of the book as artifact on our language and culture. Reading this book broadens our appreciation of the relationship between things and ideas."--Henry Petroski, author of The Book on the Bookshelf, In today's increasingly electronic world, we say our personality traits are hard-wired and we replay our memories. But we use a different metaphor when we speak of someone reading another's mind or a desire to turn over a new leaf--these phrases refer to the book of the self, an idea that dates from the beginnings of Western culture. Eric Jager traces the history and psychology of the self-as-text concept from antiquity to the modern day. He focuses especially on the Middle Ages, when the metaphor of a book of the heart modeled on the manuscript codex attained its most vivid expressions in literature and art. For instance, medieval saints' legends tell of martyrs whose hearts recorded divine inscriptions; lyrics and romances feature lovers whose hearts are inscribed with their passion; paintings depict hearts as books; and medieval scribes even produced manuscript codices shaped like hearts. The Book of the Heart provides a fresh perspective on the influence of the book as artifact on our language and culture. Reading this book broadens our appreciation of the relationship between things and ideas.--Henry Petroski, author of The Book on the Bookshelf
LC Classification Number
PN56.H374J34 2000
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- r***r (762)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseArrived in good condition and played perfect.
- 9***9 (50)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseQuick shipping. Book was well packaged. Book was in excellent condition. Very happy with purchase.
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