A Short Media History of English Literature
Abstract
This book explores the history of literature as a history of changing media and modes of communication from prehistory to the present. It argues that literature has evolved, and continues to evolve, in sync with material forms and formats that engage our senses in multiple ways. In telling the story of these connections, it combines an unusual bird’s eye view across periods with illuminating readings of texts from (mostly) English literature.
Keywords
Media literature; historyDOI
10.1515/9783110784459ISBN
9783110784459, 9783110784428, 9783110784473, 9783110784459Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2022Imprint
De GruyterClassification
Linguistics
Literature: history and criticism
Media studies