The Russian Graphosphere, 1450-1850 by Simon Franklin poetry autonomous bourgeoisie and professional class

autonomous bourgeoisie and professional class

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The Russian Graphosphere, 1450-1850 by Simon Franklin poetry autonomous bourgeoisie and professional classThe 'graphosphere' is the dynamic space of visible words. Graphospheres mutate, they are reconfigured with changes in technology, in modes of production, in social structures, in fashion and taste. The graphospheric environment can be public or private, monumental or ephemeral. This book explores a new approach to the study of writing, with a focus on Russia during its 'long early modernity' from the late fifteenth century to the early nineteenth