The violence of the letter : toward a theory of writing /

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The emergence of the alphabet in ancient Greece, usually heralded as the first step in the inexorable march toward reason and progress, in fact signaled the introduction of a chance technology that hijacked the future, with devastating consequences for humanity. By investigating an array of cultural...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McMahon, Melanie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.
Temas:
Writing > History > Political aspects.
Writing > History > Social aspects.
Alphabet > Political aspects.
Alphabet > Social aspects.
Écriture > Histoire > Aspect politique.
Écriture > Histoire > Aspect social.
Alphabet > Aspect politique.
Alphabet > Aspect social.
Writing > Social aspects
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Prelude
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Brief Technical Detour
  • 2. The Trauma of Literacy
  • 3. The Alphabet and Reproduction
  • 4. Plato and the Forms of Alphabetic Writing
  • 5. The Alphabet and Money
  • Interlude
  • 6. Letters of Blood and Fire
  • 7. The Subject Is Always Alphabetized
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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