Close Reading as Attentional Practice - by Marion Thain & Ewan Jones (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Modernity of the digital age is beset by accusations that we are more distracted than ever, and that attention spans have become problematically compressed.
- Author(s): Marion Thain & Ewan Jones
- 256 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Books & Reading
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About the Book
The first cross-historical study of the relationship between methods of close reading and discourses on attention.Book Synopsis
Modernity of the digital age is beset by accusations that we are more distracted than ever, and that attention spans have become problematically compressed. It is an important moment, then, to explore the capacity of the tools of 'close reading' offered by our humanities disciplines to help develop and enable self-reflexivity around our attentional practices. These practices did not begin with the famous proponents of the early twentieth century but have been in formation since at least the Middle Ages. Exploring examples from the twelfth to the twentieth century, this book explores how methods of reading closely have been tools over the centuries for changing or challenging attentional habits and therefore changing the way the world is experienced.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Books & Reading
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Marion Thain & Ewan Jones
Language: English
Street Date: November 30, 2025
TCIN: 1003544689
UPC: 9781399521116
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-8481
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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