Bibliograph

Authors and their public in ancient times, George H. Putnam

Type

Label

Authors and their public in ancient times, George H. Putnam

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Authors and their public in ancient times

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

George H. Putnam

Summary

In this 1894 work a great American publisher casts his eye on how writers, from the dawn of history to the fall of the Roman Empire, got by. He discusses the way in which those who produce books interacted with their public, and the evolution of the idea of literary property and compensation in Greece, Alexandria, and elsewhere

Target audience

adult

Classification