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Prehistoric Digital Poetry: An Archaeology of Forms, 1959-1995
C.T. Funkhouser
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Description for Prehistoric Digital Poetry: An Archaeology of Forms, 1959-1995
Paperback. Focusing on programs and experiments produced before the emergence of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, this title analyzes numerous landmark works of digital poetry to illustrate that the foundations of most advanced works are rooted in the rudimentary generative, visual, and interlinked productions of the genre's prehistoric period. Series Editor(s): Bernstein, Charles; Lazer, Hank. Series: Modern & Contemporary Poetics Series. Num Pages: 408 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSC; UY. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 604.
For the last five decades, poets have had a vibrant relationship with computers and digital technology. This book is a documentary study and analytic history of digital poetry that highlights its major practitioners and the ways that they have used technology to foster a new aesthetic. Focusing primarily on programs and experiments produced before the emergence of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, C. T. Funkhouser analyzes numerous landmark works of digital poetry to illustrate that the foundations of today's most advanced works are rooted in the rudimentary generative, visual, and interlinked productions of the genre's prehistoric period. Since ... Read more
For the last five decades, poets have had a vibrant relationship with computers and digital technology. This book is a documentary study and analytic history of digital poetry that highlights its major practitioners and the ways that they have used technology to foster a new aesthetic. Focusing primarily on programs and experiments produced before the emergence of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, C. T. Funkhouser analyzes numerous landmark works of digital poetry to illustrate that the foundations of today's most advanced works are rooted in the rudimentary generative, visual, and interlinked productions of the genre's prehistoric period. Since ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Modern & Contemporary Poetics
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817354220
SKU
V9780817354220
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About C.T. Funkhouser
C. T. Funkhouser is Associate Professor of Humanities at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and author of Technopoetry Rising: Essays and Works (forthcoming) and Selections 2.0, an eBook.
Reviews for Prehistoric Digital Poetry: An Archaeology of Forms, 1959-1995
Funkhouser provides a detailed inventory of key works that led the way to the current flowering of digital poetry. This is the first work to provide historical, descriptive, and technical accounts of the inaugural works of computer-assisted poetry composition. Funkhouser's command of the history, the aesthetics, and the technology is as rare as it is welcome. - Charles Bernstein, author ... Read more