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From Papyrus to Hypertext
Toward the Universal Digital Library
By Christian Vandendorpe, University of Ottawa
Translated from the French by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard
Scott
"A well-written, pedagogical reflection on the
historical, theoretical, and practical position of hypertexts as a new medium
of communication. The advanced reader will enjoy the limpid presentation of
what we now understand about hypertext; the reader new to the field will have a
very readable introduction to what makes it exciting."--William Winder,
coeditor of Computing in the Humanities Working Papers
"A wonderful series of short essays on the nature of text as it has been
affected by the digital revolution. Vandendorpe is a careful and intelligent
observer of a profound shift in textual behavior."--William Barker,
president, University of King's College, and professor of English, Dalhousie
University, Halifax
In this study, Christian Vandendorpe examines how digital
media and the internet have changed the process of reading and writing,
significantly altering our approaches toward research and reading, our
assumptions about audience and response, and our theories of memory,
legibility, and context. Reflecting on the full history of the written word,
Vandendorpe provides a clear overview of how materiality makes a difference in
the creation and interpretation of texts. Looking to the future, reading and
writing will continue to evolve based on the current, contested trends of
universal digitization and accessibility.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Jul 2009 176pp
£15.99 PB: 9780252076251
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