The Electronic Word : Democracy, Technology and the Arts Condition:Well Read from counts and noblewomen to

from counts and noblewomen to beggars and chambermaids

As they set off in search of answers

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The Electronic Word : Democracy, Technology and the Arts Condition:Well Read from counts and noblewomen toThe personal computer has revolutionized communication, and digitized text has introduced a radically new medium of expression. Interactive, volatile, mixing word and image, the electronic word challenges our assumptions about the shape of culture itself. This highly acclaimed collection of Richard Lanham's witty, provocative, and engaging essays surveys the effects of electronic text on the arts and letters. Lanham explores how electronic text