Unpacking the personal library : the public and private life of books /
Unpacking the Personal Library is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public libraries. Collectively, the chapters articulate a poetics of the personal library within its extended social, aesthetic and cultural...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Waterloo, Ontario :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
[2022].
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| Summary: | Unpacking the Personal Library is an edited collection of essays that ponders the cultural meaning and significance of private book collections in relation to public libraries. Collectively, the chapters articulate a poetics of the personal library within its extended social, aesthetic and cultural contexts. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 273 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781771125680 1771125683 |