Material Texts explores cultural technologies of communication—books, manuscripts, scrolls, films, graffiti, the actor’s voice—with particular attention to the ways specific material forms affect meaning.
Series Editors:
Roger Chartier
Director of Studies, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
Joseph Farrell
Professor of Classics, University of Pennsylvania
Anthony Grafton
Professor of History, Princeton University
Leah Price
Professor of English, Harvard University
Peter Stallybrass
Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania
Michael F. Suarez, S.J.
Associate Professor of English, Fordham University
Staff Editorial Contact:
Walter Biggins, Editor-in-Chief wbiggins@upenn.edu
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Price: $59.95
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Format: Hardcover
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