In the Vineyard of the Text by Ivan Illich

In the Vineyard of the Text by Ivan Illich

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Zusammenfassung

In a work with implications for the electronic age, this work explores how revolutions in technology affect the way we read and understand text. It looks at the "Didascalicon" of Hugh of St Victor, and the revolution it describes, with reading becoming a silent personal pursuit.

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In the Vineyard of the Text by Ivan Illich

In a work with implications for the electronic age, Ivan Illich explores how revolutions in technology affect the way we read and understand text. Examining the "Didascalicon" of Hugh of St Victor, Illich celebrates the culture of the book from the 12th century to the present. Hugh's work, at once an encyclopedia and guide to the art of reading, reveals a 12th-century revolution as sweeping as that brought about by the invention of the printing press and equal in magnitude only to the changes of the computer age - the transition from reading as a vocal activity done in the monastery to reading as a predominantly silent activity performed by and for individuals.
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ISBN 13 9780226372365
ISBN 10 0226372367
Titel In the Vineyard of the Text
Autor Ivan Illich
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag University Of Chicago Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1996-06-15
Seitenanzahl 162
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