From Gutenberg to Google: Electronic Representations of Literary Texts

by Peter L. Shillingsburg

As technologies for electronic texts develop into ever more sophisticated engines for capturing different kinds of information, radical changes are underway in the way we write, transmit and read texts. In this thought-provoking work, Peter Shillingsburg considers the potentials and pitfalls, the enhancements and distortions, the achievements and inadequacies of electronic editions of literary texts. In tracing historical changes in the processes of composition, revision, production, distribution and reception, Shillingsburg reveals what is involved in the task of transferring texts from print to electronic media. He explores the potentials, some yet untapped, for electronic representations of printed works in ways that will make the electronic representation both more accurate and more rich than was ever possible with printed forms. However, he also keeps in mind the possible loss of the book as a material object and the negative consequences of technology.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Razan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not exactly my kind of book but this was a book I had to read for University. I wasn't planning on adding any of my university books, but I needed one more book to finish my challenge. And since I technically did read this book, it just has to count lol