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S.J. Walter J. Ong - Orality and Literacy: 30th Anniversary Edition - 9780415538381 - V9780415538381
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Orality and Literacy: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Description for Orality and Literacy: 30th Anniversary Edition Paperback. Series: New Accents. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSA; JF; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.

Walter J. Ong’s classic work provides a fascinating insight into the social effects of oral, written, printed and electronic technologies, and their impact on philosophical, theological, scientific and literary thought.

This thirtieth anniversary edition – coinciding with Ong’s centenary year – reproduces his best-known and most influential book in full and brings it up to date with two new exploratory essays by cultural writer and critic John Hartley.

Hartley provides:

  • A scene-setting chapter that situates Ong’s work within the historical and disciplinary context of post-war Americanism and the rise of communication and media studies;
  • A closing chapter that follows ... Read more
  • Extensive references to recent scholarship on orality, literacy and the study of knowledge technologies, tracing changes in how we know what we know.

These illuminating essays contextualize Ong within recent intellectual history, and display his work’s continuing force in the ongoing study of the relationship between literature and the media, as well as that of psychology, education and sociological thought.

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Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
New Accents
Condition
New
Weight
290g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415538381
SKU
V9780415538381
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About S.J. Walter J. Ong
Walter J. Ong (30 November 1912 – 12 August 2003) was University Professor Emeritus at Saint Louis University, USA, where he was previously Professor of English and Professor of Humanities in Psychiatry. His many publications have been highly influential for studies in the evolution of consciousness. John Hartley is an educator, author, researcher and commentator on the history and ... Read more

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