The Chapter: A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

by Nicholas Dames

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Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
A history of the chapter from its origins in antiquity to today

Why do books have chapters? With this seemingly simple question, Nicholas Dames embarks on a literary journey spanning two millennia, revealing how an ancient editorial technique became a universally recognized component of narrative art and a means to register the sensation of time.

Dames begins...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691135193

ISBN13:9780691135199

Release Date:November 2023

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.68 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"

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