In the Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh's Didascalicon

by Ivan Illich

Book Overview

In a work with profound implications for the electronic age, Ivan Illich explores how revolutions in technology affect the way we read and understand text.

Examining the Didascalicon of Hugh of St. Victor, Illich celebrates the culture of the book from the twelfth century to the present. Hugh's work, at once an encyclopedia and guide to the art of reading, reveals a twelfth-century revolution as sweeping as that brought about by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226372367
• ISBN13: 9780226372365
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"