The article offers a reflection on what microhistory as a critical lens, in Carlo Ginzburg’s acceptation and practice, and to the extent that it proposes the study of unique events as being central to the understanding of culture and ideas at given times, can do for a history of the book that keeps the reader in the picture.

Bookscapes through microhistory. Looking for the (un)common reader in early modern England

Anna Maria Cimitile
2023-01-01

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The article offers a reflection on what microhistory as a critical lens, in Carlo Ginzburg’s acceptation and practice, and to the extent that it proposes the study of unique events as being central to the understanding of culture and ideas at given times, can do for a history of the book that keeps the reader in the picture.
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