The art of the publisher
(Book)
Uniform Title
Author
Contributors
Dixon, Richard, translator.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
ISBN
9780374188238, 0374188238
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Thomas Ford Memorial Library - Stacks | 070.5 CAL | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
148 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780374188238, 0374188238
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148).
Description
"An interior look at Roberto Calasso's work as a publisher and his reflections on the art of book publishing In this fascinating memoir, the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. Recalling the beginnings of Adelphi in the 1960s, he touches on the Italian house's defining qualities, including the considerations involved in designing the successful Biblioteca series and the strategy for publishing a wide range of authors of high literary quality, as well as the historic critical edition of the works of Nietzsche. With his signature erudition and polemical flair, Calasso transcends Adelphi to look at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets, and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. And he outlines what he describes as the "most hazardous and ambitious" profile of what a publishing house can be: a book comprising many books, a form in which "all the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain"--a conception akin to that of other twentieth-century publishers, from Giulio Einaudi to Roger Straus, of whom the book offers brief portraits. An essential book for writers, readers, and editors, The Art of the Publisher is a tribute to the elusive yet profoundly relevant art of making books"--,Provided by publisher.
Language
Translated from the Italian.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Calasso, R., & Dixon, R. (2015). The art of the publisher (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Calasso, Roberto and Richard, Dixon. 2015. The Art of the Publisher. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Calasso, Roberto and Richard, Dixon. The Art of the Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Calasso, Roberto, and Richard Dixon. The Art of the Publisher First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
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