Bundle 1: Consuming Literature—Then and Now

Before we experience what people read in pre-1800 Britain, we’ll examine how they read.  In this bundle you will

• Think about the ways in which books presented themselves to readers in pre-1800 Britain and about how packaging affects meaning and interpretation.
• Question standard assumptions about anonymous authors!
• Learn about some reading practices common in the past but not much practiced in the present.

A note on navigating through bundles:

Go to the bottom right of this page for the “Next” link that will take you to the next page of the bundle.  It will look like this:

Follow the same “Next” link to proceed through the bundle.  The final page of this (and all) bundles will be Recitation.