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Books and Reading
Reading... why?
History of books
• antiquity
– stones, clays, tree barks, metal sheets
– papyrus
– boustrophedon
– tablets, scrolls, codex
• Middle Ages
– manuscripts
– ink
– parchment
History of books
• Middle East
– wood block printing
• China
• movable type
– Bi Sheng
– Johannes Gutenberg
• 1450
• steam-powered printing – 19. century
• offset lithography
Types of books
• by technique
– prose
– poetry
• by content
– fiction
– nonfiction
– other types
Genres
fiction
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comedy
fairy tale
fantasy
horror
legend
romantic
short story
sci-fi
tragedy
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nonfiction
biography
memoir
reference book
review
speech
Characters (fiction)
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protagonist vs. antagonist
antihero
deuteragonist, tritagonist
foil
stock character
E-books
Magazines
• different funcions: scientific, cultural,
entertaining
• content: editorial, articles, interviews, reports,
comic, jokes
Newspaper
• politics (home and world news), culture,
economy, sport, weather forecast
• supplements
• internet versions
Newspaper
Tabloid
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The Sun
The Mirror
The Daily Express
The Daily Stars
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Broadsheet
The Times
The Sunday Times
Independent
The Guardian
Financial Times
Future
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