Ezra greenspan talked about his book, william wells brown. Greenspan, an english professor at southern methodist university, reconsiders the life of william wells brown, a onceprominent but widely forgotten activist whose eventful life of journeys makes for a rich and essential addition to the annals of africanamerican history. Greenspans foreshortening of whitmans literary history deprives the reader of some potentially astute insights into the later poetry and prose. Abaa book history, volume 10 by greenspan, ezra and. Postage for heavy books and larger quantities is based on weight. Representative american publisher penn state press, 2000 jonathan rose is professor of history at drew university. Users who like greenspan, ezra the biographer and the mysteries of the archive. An african american life, about the life of william wells brown, a former slave who penned some of the earliest african american works of. Visiting professor ezra greenspan at chestertowns book.
Want to know black culture in his revolutionary time and as it has come down to us today. Ezra greenspan is a literary and cultural historian who studies and teaches the history of written communications and media in the united states from manuscript and print to digitalia. Book history is the annual journal of the society for the history of authorship, reading and publishing. The annual journal of the society for the history of authorship, reading and publishing, inc. Walt whitman and the american reader by ezra greenspan. Among his other publications is george palmer putnam. Dallas smu prolific writer and charismatic orator william wells brown 18141884 was a man of many firsts after escaping slavery. His wooden bengali alphabet and typeface had been used until ishwar chandra vidyasagar proposed a simplified version. Ezra greenspans fine new biography takes full advantage of what now can be seen and said. Book history is an academic journal devoted to the history of the book, i. Author and reformer came out in 1969, is one of the end page 586 foremost scholars in the field of book history.
An african american life, read from his workinprogress biography on frederick douglass family as a part of the chestertown art crawl on the afternoon of february 22, 2020. Ezra greenspan is a literary and cultural historian who studies and teaches the history of written. Book history is the least unsatisfactory name for this scholarly frontier, which is certainly not limited to booksor to historians. It seeks to fill the void that has developed as the expanding history of the book has moved out of. The author and the illustrator in france, 18301848, matthew fishburn on books are weapons. Book history volume 8 2005 greenspan, ezra, rose, jonathan on. Apart from bangla, karmakar developed type in 14 languages, including arabic, persian, marathi, telugu, burmese. In december 1999, the council of editors of learned journals selected book history as best new journal of the year.
At one time, however, ezra and nehemiah followed 1 and 2 chronicles and were generally considered to be the work of one and the same author known as the chronicler. Clocks, kings, courtiers, and christiaan huygens, ross alloways cadell and the crash, and trysh traviss the women in. It was established in 1998 and is published annually by the johns hopkins university press. He also practiced medicine, ran for office, and campaigned for black uplift, temperance, and civil rights. Articles dealing with any part of the american hemisphere, judaica, or the middle east should be submitted to professor ezra greenspan, department of english, southern methodist university, dallas, tx 752750435, usa, egreensp. William wells brown, by ezra greenspan the new york times. Abaa book history, volume 4 by greenspan, ezra and. Ezra greenspan is kahn distinguished professor of english, southern methodist university. Book history publishes research on the social, economic, and cultural history of.
He is the coeditor of the journal book history, the annual journal of. This summary of the book of ezra provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of ezra. Biography of frederick douglass and his family by ezra greenspan. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ezra greenspan books online. Greenspans bookhistorical chops make him the ideal literary biographer for brown, whose practice of lifting, revising, and. Book history, volume 12 by ezra greenspan 97802710361. Ezra greenspan has written a muchneeded book on the historical development. Except in households steeped in africanamerican history, william wells brown is not a household name. The back room of the book plate in chestertown was full to listen to visiting professor ezra greenspan, author of william wells brown. Alan greenspan has 24 books on goodreads with 27688 ratings. Wartime responses to nazi bookfires of 1933, and cynthia brokaw and christopher reed on book history in china. Ezra 710 picks up the story more than sixty years later, when ezra led the second group of exiles to israel 458 bc.
Sep 30, 2006 discover book depositorys huge selection of ezra greenspan books online. Being a new primer for the use of families and schools is a nice addition to the collection of browns manuscript drafts and corrected proofs already. A generation and more after farrisons biography, we are better able to grasp browns collegial network, his publishing. Nov 16, 2014 william wells brown, by ezra greenspan. Book history volume 1 ezra greenspan, jonathan rose on. The cambridge companion to walt whitman by ezra greenspan. Catalog record enlarge image adopt a book home goold browns manuscript for the childs first book. Because he pioneered virtually every genre of african american writing. Books by alan greenspan author of the age of turbulence. Aug 01, 2000 book history is the annual journal of the society for the history of authorship, reading and publishing, inc. In some of his readings, the readerresponse approach overbalances the historicism.
Book history is devoted to every aspect of the history of the book, broadly defined as the history of the creation, dissemination, and the reception of script and print. A collection of eleven essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Book history is sent to members of sharp and to institutions holding subscriptions. New books from smus ezra greenspan bring brilliant life. Greenspan, an english professor at southern methodist university, reconsiders the life of william wells brown, a onceprominent but widely forgotten activist whose eventful life of journeys. Book history is the annual journal of the society for the history of authorship, reading and publishing, inc. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Buy the reinforced library binding book book history, vol. Sep 06, 2005 book history volume 8 2005 greenspan, ezra, rose, jonathan on. Greenspan rescues william wells brown from obscurity. The events in ezra are set in jerusalem and the surrounding area. Our field of play is the entire history of written communication.
Because he was the most rivetingly inventive, entertaining black writer of his era. Ezra greenspan, 20192020 patrick henry writing fellow. Dec 04, 2015 browns newest biographer, ezra greenspan william edward farrisons william wells brown. Book history published its first volume in 1998, under the joint editorship of ezra greenspan and jonathan rose. Psu press communication studieshistory of the book. Putnam to life and contributes in important ways to our understanding of american publishing history.
The awards committee praised its impressive range and sustained engagement with the subject, and predicted real staying. Public program ezra greenspan american antiquarian society. Perspectives on american book history university of. Greenspan hopes to change that with a new biography. A collection of primary source materials and original essays, perspectives on american book history is the first text designed for the growing number of courses in american print culture, as well as a unique supplement for courses in american literature and history. Being a new primer for the use of families and schools, 1822. Alan greenspans most popular book is the age of turbulence. Abaa book history, volume 4 by greenspan, ezra and jonathan. Studies in classic american literature, first published in 1923 and long out of print, provides a crosssection of lawrences writing on american literature, including landmark essays on benjamin franklin, fenimore cooper, edgar allan poe, nathaniel hawthorne, herman melville and walt whitman. The book could not have been completed earlier than about 450 bc the date of the events recorded in 10.
Nov 20, 2002 buy the reinforced library binding book book history, vol. Kahn chair in humanities and is professor of english at southern methodist university. Browns newest biographer, ezra greenspan william edward farrisons william wells brown. A collection of twelve essays by various authors related to the history of written communication. Greenspan, ezra the biographer and the mysteries of the. The case of william wells brown users who reposted greenspan, ezra the biographer and the mysteries of the archive. Book history is an annual scholarly journal devoted to every aspect of the. Book history is devoted to every aspect of the history of the book. Greenspan was elected to aas membership in 2003 and is currently in residence at the society as an aasneh fellow.
Book history is the annual journal of the society for the history of. An african american life, about the life of william wells brown, a former slave who penned. Kahn professor of englishat southern methodist universityand the editor of william wells brown. William wells brown by ezra greenspan overdrive rakuten. Book history is the official publication of the society for the history of authorship, reading and publishing. His previously published books are the schlemiel comes to america 1981, walt whitman and the american reader 1990, and cambridge companion to walt whitman 1995. The two became separated with the first printed rabbinic bibles of the early 16th century, following late medieval latin christian tradition. Greenspan, an english professor at southern methodist university, has written a highly sophisticated biography that appreciates browns many and varied forms of selfexpression.
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