The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet

by Jeff Jarvis

PROSE AWARDS MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES FINALIST 2024

The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present - and draws out lessons for the age to come.

The age of print is a grand exception in history. For five centuries it fostered what some call print culture - a worldview shaped by the completeness, permanence, and authority of the printed word. As a technology, print...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501394827
• ISBN13: 9781501394829
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"