![]() ![]() Outside theology and fantastic literature, few can doubt that the main features of our universe are its dearth of meaning and lack of discernible purpose. , that I have read many books, but to little purpose, for want of good method I have confusedly tumbled over divers authors in our Libraries, with small profit, for want of art, order, memory, judgement. This roving humor (though not with like success) I have ever had, & like a ranging spaniel, that barks at every bird it sees, leaving his game, I have followed all, saving that which I should, and may justly complain, and truly (for who is everywhere is nowhere). The Library as Myth The Library as Order The Library as Space The Library as Power The Library as Shadow The Library as Shape The Library as Chance The Library as Workshop The Library as Mind The Library as Island The Library as Survival The Library as Oblivion The Library as Imagination The Library as Identity The Library as HomeĦ 36 64 90 106 128 162 176 192 214 234 252 268 292 306Ĭonclusion Acknowledgments Notes Image Credits IndexĪll that remains of an Athenian library: an inscription stating that opening times are “from the first to the sixth hour” and that “it is forbidden to take works out of the library.” In the sixteenth century, the Ottoman poet Adbüllatif Çelebi, better known as Latifi, called each of the books in his library “a true and loving friend who drives away all cares.” This book is for Craig. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ![]() paper) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Control Number: 2007937419 ISBN 978-4-3 (hardcover : alk. Pages 357-360 constitute a continuation of the copyright page. Hope from The Collected Poems 1930-1970, Angus & Robertson, 1972, granted by arrangement with the Licensor, c/o Curtis Brown (Aust.) Pty. Permission to reprint “The Mayan Books” by A.D. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. First published in the United States in 2008 by Yale University Press. PAGES II/III :įirst published in Canada in 2006 by Alfred A. Disclaimer: Some images in the printed version of this book are not available for inclusion in the eBook. ![]()
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