Book, Text, Medium - Cross-Sectional Reading for a Digital Age

This book assess the transformative arc between medieval books and today's e-books. It will appeal to graduates and researchers working in the 21st century literary studies generally, in the relationships between the book and the digital age specifically.

Table des matières

Prospectus; Intro\Retro; Part I. The Hold of the Codex: 1. Bibliographics; 2. Platformatics; Part II. The Grip of Inscription: 3. Reading In; 4. Reading Out; Part III. The Give of Medium: 5. Phrasing the Sayable; 6. Between Language and Text; Parting Words.

A propos de l'auteur

Garrett Stewart is James O. Freedman Professor of Letters at the University of Iowa. He has written five books each on literary analysis, art history, and film theory, most recently The One, Other, and Only Dickens (2018), Transmedium (2018), and Cinemachines (2020). Stewart was elected in 2010 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Résumé

This book assess the transformative arc between medieval books and today's e-books. It will appeal to graduates and researchers working in the 21st century literary studies generally, in the relationships between the book and the digital age specifically.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Garrett Stewart, Garrett (University of Iowa) Stewart, Stewart Garrett
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781108834599
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83459-9
• Pages: 280
• Thèmes: Cambridge Studies in Twenty-Fi; Cambridge Studies in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Culture
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Manufacturing, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, ART / Prints, Prints & printmaking, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary theory, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Publishing industry & book trade, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Publishing and book trade, Prints and printmaking, Printing and reprographic technologies, Printing & Reprographic Technology