| Uniform title | Du papyrus à l'hypertexte. English |
| Portion of title |
Toward the universal digital library |
| Series |
Topics in the digital humanities
Topics in the digital humanities. ^A1062974
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| Contents |
Introduction -- In the beginning was the ear -- Writing and the fixation of thought -- The power of the written sign -- Writing and orality -- Standards of readability -- Linearity and tabularity -- Toward the tabular text -- Meaning and effect -- Filters in reading -- Textuality : form and substance -- Textual connections -- Instances of utterance -- From Interactivity to the pseudo-text -- Varieties of hypertext -- Context and hypertext -- The limitations of lists -- Aporias of hyperfiction -- Reading images -- The writer and images -- The rise of the visual -- The period, the pause, and the emoticon -- Op. cit -- The reader: user or consumer of signs? -- Intensive and extensive reading, or the rights of the reader -- Metaphors for reading -- Representations of the book -- The role of the publisher -- The CD-ROM and nostalgia for the papyrus scroll -- Giving the reader control -- Text and interactivity -- Managing hyperlinks -- I click, therefore I read -- The end of the Page? -- On the fragment -- The body of the text -- The decline of the novel -- The rise of the blog -- A culture of participation and sharing -- Toward the universal digital library. |
| Abstract |
"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. Surveying the conventions of reading and writing that have appeared and disappeared in the Internet's wake, Vandendorpe considers various forms of organization, textual design, the use (and distrust) of illustrations, and styles of reference and annotation. He also examines the novel components of digital texts, including hyperlinks and emoticons, and looks at emergent, collaborative genres such as blogs and wikis, which blur the distinction between author and reader. Looking to the future, reading and writing will continue to evolve based on the current, contested trends of universal digitization and accessibility." -- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-186) and index. |
| Language | Translated from French. |
| LCCN | 2008039601 |
| ISBN | 9780252034350 |
| ISBN | 025203435X |
| ISBN | 9780252076251 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0252076257 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
