GENERATIONAL AND TRANSGENERATIONAL READINGS

Immerse yourself in a fascinating journey through generations, discovering how reading preferences have changed over the years. This unique publication is a collection of material studies that show the popularity of selected literary and journalistic phenomena, giving the opportunity to see the regularities governing the processes of social reading behavior. Ideal reading for lovers of history, literature and culture!

• Analysis of changes in reading preferences
• Material studies illustrating the popularity of literary phenomena
• Diachronic arrangement of texts facilitating the recognition of regularities
• Reflection on the durability and changes in reading behavior
• Documentation of sources from publishing and press of the post-war years
• Invitation to reflect on historical, social and cultural processes
• Showing changes in the valuation of books over the years

The volume entitled "Generational and transgenerational readings. From reception issues" is the result of the scientific conference "Benefits and harms of reading" organized in April 2010 at the Institute of Library Science and Scientific Information of the University of Silesia. The publication contains rich material, documented especially by publishing and press sources from the post-war years, the period of the Polish People's Republic until the martial law and the present. It invites to reflect on the durability and changes in reading preferences and behaviors, conditioned by historical, social and cultural processes.

The collected texts show changes in the valuation of books. Most of them are material studies illustrating the popularity of selected literary or journalistic phenomena. Arranged in diachronic order, they make it possible to see the regularities governing the processes of social reading behavior both in the past and today. This is an excellent offer for all those who want to understand how the role of the book in society has changed over the years.

The Publishing House of the University of Silesia is a guarantee of high quality and scientific reliability. This publication is not only a collection of articles, but above all an invitation to deep reflection on the role of literature in shaping society and culture. Ideal for students, scientists and all book lovers.

This book is the key to understanding how our readings have changed and how these changes have influenced our identity. Discover which books shaped generations and what values they conveyed. It is a fascinating journey through the history of literature and society, which will allow you to better understand the modern world.