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Treading the Digital Turn: Mediated Form and Historical Meaning.

The essay discusses the relationships between the digital humanities and historical scholarship as a manifestation of the mutability of form within the framework of early modern category. The author cites the influence of both literary studies and the history of science on the evolution of the textu...

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Published in:Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 79 - 91
Main Author: BOYLE, JEN
Format: Essay
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2013
Subjects:
Digital media
Literary form
Literature studies
Content analysis
Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, ca. 1624-1674
Early Modern Period (Literary period)
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Summary:The essay discusses the relationships between the digital humanities and historical scholarship as a manifestation of the mutability of form within the framework of early modern category. The author cites the influence of both literary studies and the history of science on the evolution of the textual form as mediating action that would result to the emergence of the digital form. This process is reflected in the experimentations with form conducted by poet and scientist Margaret Cavendish.