The Violence of the Letter : Toward a Theory of Writing /

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1. autor: McMahon, Melanie (Autor)
Format: Elektroniczne E-book
Język:angielski
Wydane: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.
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Streszczenie: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 artifacts, ranging from Kubrick's “2001: A Space Odyssey” to the Oracle at Delphi to Luther's challenge to the Church, this book demonstrates how the apparently benign emergence of writing made possible far-ranging systems of organized domination and unprecedented levels of violence. The Violence of the Letter considers how a twenty-six letter code changed the face of the world, and not always for the better.
Opis fizyczny:1 online resource.
ISBN:9780472903238
Ograniczenie dostępu:Open Access