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OverviewIn the fifteenth century the printing press was the 'new technology'. The first ever information revolution began with the advent of the printed book, enabling Renaissance scholars to formulate new ways of organising and disseminating knowledge. As early as 1500 there were already 20 million books in circulation in Europe. How did this rapid explosion of ideas impact upon the evolution of new disciplines? The Renaissance Computer looks at the fascinating development of new methods of information storage and retrieval which took place at the very beginning of print culture. And it asks some crucial questions about the intellectual conditions of our own digital age. A dazzling array of leading experts in Renaissance culture explore topics of urgent significance today, including: * the contribution of knowledge technologies to state formulation and national identity * the effect of multimedia, orality and memory on education * the importance of the visual display of information and how search engines reflect and direct ways of thinking. Sarah Annes Brown, Thomas N. Corns, Nonna Crook, Andrew Hadfield, Leah S. Marcus, Stephen Orgel, Anne Lake Prescott, Claire Preston, Timothy J. Reiss, Neil Rhodes, Jonathan Sawday Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jonathan Sawday (University of Strathclyde, UK) , Neil Rhodes , Neil Rhodes , Jonathan SawdayPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780415220637ISBN 10: 0415220637 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 24 August 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsa gift to the reader from a fine piece of humanities research. <br>-Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University <br> fascinating... Every essay here is valuable. <br>-Charles Butler, Notes and Queries <br> a gift to the reader from a fine piece of humanities research. -Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University fascinating... Every essay here is valuable. -Charles Butler, Notes and Queries Author InformationNeil Rhodes is Reader in English Literature at the university of St Andrews. His previous publications include The Power of Eloquence and English Renaissance Literature (1992), John Donne: Selected Prose (1987), and Elizabethan Grotesque (1980). Jonathan Sawday is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Strathclyde University. He is author of The Body Emblazoned (1995), and co-editor of Literature and the English Civil War. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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