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The Matter of the Page: Essays in Search of Ancient and Medieval Authors (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Shane Butler
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Paperback. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback). Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Timely lessons for the digital age about the relation between authors and the materials with which they write, how creativity works, and why literature matters. Ancient and medieval literary texts often call attention to their existence as physical objects. Shane Butler helps us to understand why. Arguing that writing has always been as much a material struggle as an intellectual one, The Matter of the Page offers timely lessons for the digital age about how creativity works and why literature moves us. Butler begins with some considerations about the materiality of the literary text, both as a process (the draft) ... Read more
Timely lessons for the digital age about the relation between authors and the materials with which they write, how creativity works, and why literature matters. Ancient and medieval literary texts often call attention to their existence as physical objects. Shane Butler helps us to understand why. Arguing that writing has always been as much a material struggle as an intellectual one, The Matter of the Page offers timely lessons for the digital age about how creativity works and why literature moves us. Butler begins with some considerations about the materiality of the literary text, both as a process (the draft) ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Classics (Paperback)
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299248246
SKU
V9780299248246
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