Illuminating Letters: Typography and Literary Interpretation

by Megan L. Benton

Book Overview

What do we read when we read a text? The author's words, of course, but is that all? The prevailing publishing ethic has insisted that typography--the selection and arrangement of type and other visual elements on a page--should be an invisible, silent, and deferential servant to the text it conveys.

This book contests that conventional point of view. Looking at texts ranging from the King James Bible to contemporary comic strips, the contributors...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558497625
• ISBN13: 9781558497627
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"