Rakuten Kobo

Panier

Article(s) non disponible(s) à la vente

Veuillez vérifier votre panier. Vous pouvez supprimer le ou les articles qui ne sont pas disponibles maintenant ou nous les supprimerons automatiquement au moment du règlement de la commande.

articlesarticle

- Accès illimité aux eBooks
  
  Accès illimité aux livres audio
  
  Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Obtenez 1•crédit chaque mois pour le livre audio de votre choix
  
  Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Accès illimité aux eBooks
  
  Accès illimité aux livres audio
  
  Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  Livre audio
  par ,
  
  Disponible:
  
  . Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Pré-commander
  1 livre audio par mois
  
  + Essai gratuit pendant 30 jours
  
  Offre spéciale
  
  Obtenez 1 crédit chaque mois pour un livre audio de votre choix
  
  * Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment
  
  GRATUIT

articlesarticle

Accès illimité aux eBooks

Accès illimité aux livres audio

Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Obtenez 1•crédit chaque mois pour le livre audio de votre choix

Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Accès illimité aux eBooks

Accès illimité aux livres audio

Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions
Livre audio
par ,

Disponible:
. Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment sur kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Pré-commander
1 livre audio par mois

+ Essai gratuit pendant 30 jours

Offre spéciale

Obtenez 1 crédit chaque mois pour un livre audio de votre choix

* Sans engagement, résiliez à tout moment

GRATUIT

Recommandé pour vous

Skip side bar filters

Divine Art, Infernal Machine

The Reception of Printing in the West from First Impressions to the Sense of an Ending

par Elizabeth L. Eisenstein ...

Collection series Material Texts
There is a longstanding confusion of Johann Fust, Gutenberg's one-time business partner, with the notorious Doctor Faustus. The association is not surprising to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, for from its very early days the printing press was viewed by some as black magic. For the most part, however, it was welcomed as a "divine art" by Western churchmen and statesmen. Sixteenth-century Lutherans ... En savoir plus

25,96 €

There is a longstanding confusion of Johann Fust, Gutenberg's one-time business partner, with the notorious Doctor Faustus. The association is not surprising to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, for from its very early days the printing press was viewed by some as black magic. For the most part, however, it was welcomed as a "divine art" by Western churchmen and statesmen. Sixteenth-century Lutherans
... En savoir plus
Divine Art, Infernal Machine

The Reception of Printing in the West from First Impressions to the Sense of an Ending

par Elizabeth L. Eisenstein ...

Collection series Material Texts
There is a longstanding confusion of Johann Fust, Gutenberg's one-time business partner, with the notorious Doctor Faustus. The association is not surprising to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, for from its very early days the printing press was viewed by some as black magic. For the most part, however, it was welcomed as a "divine art" by Western churchmen and statesmen. Sixteenth-century Lutherans ... En savoir plus

35,99 €

There is a longstanding confusion of Johann Fust, Gutenberg's one-time business partner, with the notorious Doctor Faustus. The association is not surprising to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, for from its very early days the printing press was viewed by some as black magic. For the most part, however, it was welcomed as a "divine art" by Western churchmen and statesmen. Sixteenth-century Lutherans
... En savoir plus

The Invention of News

How the World Came to Know About Itself

par Andrew Pettegree ...

"A fascinating account of the gathering and dissemination of news from the end of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution" and the rise of the newspaper (Glenn Altschuler, The Huffington Post).Long before the invention of printing, let alone the daily newspaper, people wanted to stay informed. In the pre-industrial era, news was mostly shared through gossip, sermons, and proclamations. The age of ... En savoir plus

13,03 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

"A fascinating account of the gathering and dissemination of news from the end of the Middle Ages to the French Revolution" and the rise of the newspaper (Glenn Altschuler, The Huffington Post).Long before the invention of printing, let alone the daily newspaper, people wanted to stay informed. In the pre-industrial era, news was mostly shared through gossip, sermons, and proclamations. The age of
... En savoir plus
Humanly Possible

The great humanist experiment in living

par Sarah Bakewell ...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***AS READ ON RADIO 4***The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human.**'I can't imagine a better history' PHILIP PULLMAN * 'Fascinating, moving, funny' OLIVER BURKEMANIf you are reading this, it's likel... ... En savoir plus

14,99 €

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***AS READ ON RADIO 4***The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human.**'I can't imagine a better history' PHILIP PULLMAN * 'Fascinating, moving, funny' OLIVER BURKEMANIf you are reading this, it's likel...
... En savoir plus
History

A Very Short Introduction

par John H. Arnold ...

Collection series Very Short Introductions
There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ... En savoir plus

7,13 €

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's Very Short Introduction is a stimulating essay about how we study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the
... En savoir plus
The Enlightenment

The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790

par Ritchie Robertson ...

'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary ReviewThe Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead of modern values such as human rights, religious toleration, freedom of thought, scientific thought as an exemplary form of reasoning, and ... En savoir plus

12,99 €

'The best single-volume study of the Enlightenment that we have' Literary ReviewThe Enlightenment is one of the formative periods of Western history, yet more than 300 years after it began, it remains controversial. It is often seen as the fountainhead of modern values such as human rights, religious toleration, freedom of thought, scientific thought as an exemplary form of reasoning, and
... En savoir plus
The Gutenberg Parenthesis

The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet

par Prof Jeff Jarvis ...

A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLEPROSE AWARDS MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES FINALIST 2024The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present – and draws out lessons for the age to come.The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print culture – a worldview shaped by the completeness, ... En savoir plus

17,39 €

A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLEPROSE AWARDS MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES FINALIST 2024The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present – and draws out lessons for the age to come.The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print culture – a worldview shaped by the completeness,
... En savoir plus
Making History

The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past

par Richard Cohen ...

A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history—from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns—and how their biases influence our understanding about the past.There are many stories we can spin about previous ages, but which accounts get told? And by whom? Is there even such a thing as “objective” history? In this “witty, wise, and elegant” ... En savoir plus

19,00 €

A “supremely entertaining” (The New Yorker) exploration of who gets to record the world’s history—from Julius Caesar to William Shakespeare to Ken Burns—and how their biases influence our understanding about the past.There are many stories we can spin about previous ages, but which accounts get told? And by whom? Is there even such a thing as “objective” history? In this “witty, wise, and elegant”
... En savoir plus
The Book in the Renaissance

par Andrew Pettegree ...

16,10 €
Voltaire

A Very Short Introduction

par Nicholas Cronk ...

Collection series Very Short Introductions
Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to our notion and understanding of the Enlightenment. In a fresh and modern examination of his writings, ... En savoir plus

7,13 €

Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to our notion and understanding of the Enlightenment. In a fresh and modern examination of his writings,
... En savoir plus
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

par Elizabeth L. Eisenstein ...

Collection series Canto Classics
In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected ... En savoir plus

25,98 €

In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected
... En savoir plus
Philology

The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities

par James Turner ...

Collection series The William G. Bowen Series
A prehistory of today's humanities, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth centuryMany today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more. In short, ... En savoir plus

24,48 €

A prehistory of today's humanities, from ancient Greece to the early twentieth centuryMany today do not recognize the word, but "philology" was for centuries nearly synonymous with humanistic intellectual life, encompassing not only the study of Greek and Roman literature and the Bible but also all other studies of language and literature, as well as history, culture, art, and more. In short,
... En savoir plus

Liseuses

Applis

Accessoires

Panier

Vous profitez des avantages réservés aux VIP !

Votre panier est vide

Disponible:

1 livre audio par mois

+ Essai gratuit pendant 30 jours

Disponible:

1 livre audio par mois

+ Essai gratuit pendant 30 jours

Recommandé pour vous

Material Texts Collections de eBooks

Divine Art, Infernal Machine

Divine Art, Infernal Machine

Les lecteurs de ces livres ont aussi aimé

The Invention of News

Humanly Possible

History

The Enlightenment

The Gutenberg Parenthesis

Making History

The Book in the Renaissance

Voltaire

The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

Philology