03005cam a22004572 4500 1805278088 DE-627 20250107204527.0 tu 220530s2022 xxu||||| 00| ||eng c 2022001667 9780593318898 hardcover 978-0-593-31889-8 (DE-627)1805278088 (DE-599)KXP1805278088 (OCoLC)1348991601 DE-627 eng DE-627 rda eng spa XD-US Z5 002.09 LOC 1\p Vallejo, Irene 1979- VerfasserIn (DE-588)1150542888 (DE-627)1010818694 (DE-576)497117894 aut Infinito en un junco Papyrus the invention of books in the ancient world Irene Vallejo ; translated from the Spanish by Charlotte Whittle First edition 2209 New York Alfred A. Knopf 2022 pages cm Text txt rdacontent ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia Band nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index "Papyrus is an enthralling journey through the history of books and libraries in the ancient world and those who have helped preserve their rich literary traditions. Long 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, award-winning author Irene Vallejo chronicles the excitement of literary culture in the ancient world, and the heroic efforts that ensured this extraordinary tradition would continue. Weaved throughout are fascinating 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 humorists, Sappho and the empowerment of women's voices, Seneca and the problem of a post-truth world. Vallejo takes us to mountainous landscapes and the roaring sea, to the capitals where culture flourished and the furthest reaches where knowledge found refuge in chaotic times. In this sweeping tour of the history of books, the wonder of the ancient world comes alive and, along the way, we discover the singular power of the written word"-- Books History To 400 Whittle, Charlotte ÜbersetzerIn trl 9780593318904 (ebook) Rezensiert in Anderson, Benjamin Two books on tradition 2024 (DE-627)1901031780 http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780593318898.pdf 2022-12-29 Aggregator Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 cgwrk 20241001 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk BO Rezensiertes Werk KXP-PPN1805278088 4639079400