The Traveler, the Tower, and the Worm
| Author | : Alberto Manguel |
| Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2013-07-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780812245233 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0812245237 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (237 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Traveler, the Tower, and the Worm by : Alberto Manguel
Download or read book The Traveler, the Tower, and the Worm written by Alberto Manguel and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alberto Manguel examines metaphors of readers and reading from literatures across centuries and the globe, from the ancient epic Gilgamesh to the World Wide Web, from the adventures of Ulysses to the tragedy of Emma Bovary, and he considers how these metaphors reflect the cultures that invent them.
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