Burning Books
| Author | : M. Fishburn |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 2008-05-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230583665 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230583660 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Burning Books by : M. Fishburn
Download or read book Burning Books written by M. Fishburn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-05-21 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural history, and illustrates the enduring appeal of a great cleansing bonfire.
