In the Blink of an Eye – A Cultural History of Spectacles : A Cultural History of Spectacles
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1789144639
ISBN-13
9781789144635
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 12th, 2021
Print length
112 Pages
Weight
310 grams
Dimensions
12.80 x 20.40 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historySocial and cultural history
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A new look at the story of spectacles, through history, art and literature.
This book examines those who wore glasses through history, art and literature, from the green emerald through which Emperor Nero watched gladiator fights to Benjamin Franklin’s homemade bifocals, and from Marilyn Monroe’s cat-eye glasses to Emma Bovary and Harry Potter. Spectacles are objects that seem commonplace, but this book shows that because they fundamentally changed people’s lives, glasses were the wellspring of a quiet social, cultural and economic revolution. Indeed, one can argue that modernity itself began with the paradigm shift that transformed poor eyesight from a severely limiting disease, treated with pomades and tinctures, into a minor impairment that can be remedied with mechanisms constructed from lenses and wire.
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