Introduction - Illuminated Criticism
Critical Writing
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2006
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Abstract (in English):
Andrew McMurry introduces Katherine Acheson’s review of Radiant Textuality, declaring that Acheson’s illuminated critique exemplifies what’s missing in McGann: the use of design not just to illustrate prose but also to extend a textual engagement.
(source: http://electronicbookreview.com/thread/criticalecologies/rhetorical
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Yet what good are image and text handling tools, Acheson seems to ask, if we don’t make them in a way that opens up space for a design aesthetic? It is all very well to have hammers and nails, but what are we going to build?