bibliomania

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bib·li·o·ma·ni·a

(bĭb′lē-ə-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)

An exaggerated preoccupation with the acquisition and ownership of books.

bib′li·o·ma′ni·ac′ (-ăk′) n.

bib′li·o·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.

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bibliomania

(ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə)

(Psychology) extreme fondness for books

ˌbiblioˈmaniˌac n, adj

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bib•li•o•ma•ni•a

(ˌbɪb li oʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə)

n.

powerful enthusiasm for collecting books.

[1725–35; < French bibliomanie; see biblio-, -mania]

bib`li•o•ma′ni•ac, n.

bib`li•o•ma•ni′a•cal (-məˈnaɪ ə kəl) adj.

bibliomania

an excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books. — bibliomaniac, n. — bibliomaniacal, adj.

bibliomania

[ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → bibliomanía f

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bibliomania

n → Bibliomanie f

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"Bibliomania: Book Collecting, Cultural Politics, and the Rise of Literary Heritage in Romantic Britain." Representations 71 (2001): 24-47.

The Concept of Literary Heritage: A Definition through Bibliographic Review

"Bibliomania," says Christina Burmeister, a Dubai-based clinical counsellor.

Why are so many people buying books and not reading?

Bibliomania is an excessive fondness for collecting books; however, it is not a psychological disorder according to the American Psychiatric Association.

Buying books does not mean you're well read

Visitors always ask, "Have you read them all?" I answer that I have not read them word for word but while I plead guilty to tsun-doku, or bibliomania if you like, I've skimmed through them all and know more or less what's inside.

A Bibliomaniac's Guilt

The Story and Science of the Reading Brain (2007) de Maryanne Wolf y Theories of Reading: Books, Bodies, and Bibliomania (2006) de Karin Littau.

Que es, que fue y cual es el futuro de la lectura

Theories of reading: Books, bodies and bibliomania. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press.

Do Arabs Really Read Less? "Cultural Tools" and "More Knowledgeable Others" as Determinants of Book Reliance in Six Arab Countries

In her article 'Bibliomania: The strange history of compulsive book buying' for The Guardian, Lorraine Berry wrote: 'Perhaps today, bibliomania does not feel like an irrational behavior, as books have become less venerated and libraries rarer.

Married to a bibliophile, and liking it

Even the arrival of mass-market publications in the 18th century caused some panic; as more and more people became absorbed in the newly widely available books, terms emerged such as "Bibliomania," "book madness," "reading rage," and "reading mania" (Furedi 2015, [paragraph] 5).

Reading here, there, and everywhere: planning for reading spaces, technologies, and materials in an evolving digitally enhanced abundant information landscape

Whereas Osler's salutations to Jacobs usually read "Dear Jacobs," Grace confided to "Jacobus" frustrations with her husband's bibliomania and propensity to charge large fees so that he could buy expensive books.