This author explores the fascinating intersection of technology and reading. Growing up with both books and early home computers, they contemplate how our modes of reading and thinking evolve with new technologies. Their literary perspective, shaped by this unique blend, offers insightful reflections on the historical development of books and literature. Through their academic work, they delve into a deeper understanding of how technology shapes our perception and comprehension of text.
This Element combines a machine learning-based approach to detect the prevalence and nature of generalization across tens of thousands of sentences from different disciplines alongside a robust discussion of potential solutions to the problem of the generalizability of textual evidence.
Piper shows how we can use data in digital humanities to learn more about the texts under consideration, making use of the surprising information that calculation and quantity can offer about words, how they're used, and what the texts in which they're found mean.
The author examines the history of reading, highlighting how various forms of physical media, from medieval manuscripts to modern interactive fictions, have influenced our reading experiences and provide insights into the future of books.
Widely considered the father of German literature, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a polymath whose life and thoughts made a huge impact on European philosophy, science, and literature. This scrupulously-researched biography explores the philosophical preoccupations that drove Goethe to become a prolific poet, novelist, and playwright, and also examines the ways in which he was both influenced by and exerted influenced upon the tenets of the European Enlightenment. Erudite but accessible, this is an engaging look at one of history’s most influential thinkers and authors.