From Gutenberg to Google Electronic Representations of Literary Texts |
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| Author:
| Shillingsburg, Peter L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-68347-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.99 |
Book Description:
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Peter Shillingsburg considers the potentials and pitfalls of electronic editions of literary texts. He reveals what is involved in the task of transferring texts from print to electronic media, which will produce great advances in textual study but may ultimately lead to the loss of the book as a material object.
Peter Shillingsburg considers the potentials and pitfalls of electronic editions of literary texts. He reveals what is involved in the task of transferring texts from print to electronic media, which will produce great advances in textual study but may ultimately lead to the loss of the book as a material object.