Natalie M Phillips: 1 book
Distraction
Problems of Attention in Eighteenth-Century Literature
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Early novel reading typically conjures images of rapt readers in quiet rooms, but commentators at the time described reading as a fraught activity, one occurring amidst a distracting cacophony that included sloshing chamber pots and wailing street vendors. Auditory distractions were compounded by...
