单词 | skoob |
释义 | skoobn. A pile of books assembled in order to be destroyed as a gesture against the proliferation and undue veneration of the printed word (see quot. 1967); the ceremonial burning of a book or books. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > aversion to books > [noun] > burning of books skoob1963 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > vandalism or iconoclasm spulyiationa1688 book burninga1722 spoliation1752 iconoclasm1797 vandalism1798 biblioclasm1864 skoob1963 trashing1970 vandalizing1979 1963 Guardian 14 Feb. 6/5 The Skoob Image—the mangled books. 1966 Archit. Rev. Dec. 441/2 A skoob tower by John Latham—a construction of art books destined to be detonated. 1967 Listener 18 May 654/3 Latham's earlier works were assemblages of torn and paint-covered books... His ‘skoob’ (books spelt backwards) are a cathartic topsy-turvying of the natural reaction of horror at the destruction of the printed word. 1968 Guardian 14 Sept. 3/3 Mr. Stone said it was the first time that a ‘skoob’, the burning of a book, had taken place in Kensington Church Walk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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