Secret Writing in the Long Eighteenth Century - Theories and Practices of Cryptology

"Cryptology of the long eighteenth century became an explicit discipline of secrecy. Theorized in pedagogical texts that reached wide audiences, multimodal methods of secret writing during the period in England promoted algorithmic literacy, introducing reading practices like discernment, separation, recombination, and pattern recognition"--

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Cryptology Before the Long Eighteenth Century and Foundational Writings; 2. Ciphering and Deciphering as Writing and Reading Processes; 3. Cipher Devices as Writing and Reading Technologies; 4. Cryptotypographies; 5. Conclusion: Pulling Back the Curtain of Secrecy.

Zusammenfassung

Cryptology of the long eighteenth century became an explicit discipline of secrecy. Theorized in pedagogical texts that reached wide audiences, multimodal methods of secret writing during the period in England promoted algorithmic literacy, introducing reading practices like discernment, separation, recombination, and pattern recognition.

Vorwort

Promoted as practice of self-improvement, cryptology of the long eighteenth century granted secret writing methods disciplinary legitimacy.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Katherine Ellison, Katherine (Illinois State University) Ellison, Ellison Katherine
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781009078146
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0907814-6
• Seiten: 75
• Serie: Elements in Eighteenth-Century Connections
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; Ratgeber > Recht, Beruf, Finanzen > Ausbildung, Beruf, Karriere; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Medien, Kommunikation > Kommunikationswissenschaft; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800