[PDF.77np] Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace

Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace

[PDF.pl93] Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace

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 | #1181530 in Books |  2000-05-05 |  2000-03-24 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.50 x.57 x5.50l,.56 | File type: PDF | 228 pages

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||7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Interesting ideas in a mixed-up presentation|By Mark Howells|There are without a doubt some brilliant ideas in this book. However, reading the book is a bit like mining for precious ore, you have to go through a lot of uninteresting rocks to get to the good stuff.
It would appear that the author had some serious ideas he wanted to publish and chose book format as conventi|.com |Avatars of the Word comments on the intersection of the history of written word and the explosion of cyberspace. Crafted with a meandering, laconic style, James O'Donnell wittily juxtaposes the modern and ancient.| Take, for example, the concept of

The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. But its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this penetrating and witty book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the threat of electronic technology for our literate future.

In Avatars of the Word O'Donnell reinterprets today's communication revolution through a series of refracted comparisons with earlier revolutionary p...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace   |  James J. O'Donnell. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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