Technically Alive: Shakespeare’s Sonnets

214 Pages·2012·2.23 MB·English

by  John Michael Archer (auth.)

Technically Alive
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Technically Alive
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
John Michael Archer
technically alive
Copyright © John Archer, 2012.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-1-137-28717-5
All rights reserved.
First published in 2012 by
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ISBN 978-1-349-44956-9 ISBN 978-1-137-33056-7 (ebook)
DOI 10.1057/9781137330567
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Archer, John Michael.
Technically alive : Shakespeare’s Sonnets / John Michael Archer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. Sonnets. 2. Shakespeare, William,
1564–1616—Philosophy. 3. Philosophy in literature. 4. Literature
and technology. 5. Heidegger, Martin, 1889–1976. 6. Technology—
Philosophy. 7. Metaphysics. I. Title. II. Title: Shakespeare’s sonnets.
PR2848.A887 2012
821’.3--dc23 2012024710
A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library.
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Beatae Memoriae
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Contents
List of Figures ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 Introduction 1
2 Worth and Truth 25
3 Breeding 43
4 Poor Beast 57
5 Store 77
6 Living/Recording 89
7 Installation 109
8 Machine Technology 121
9 Revaluation 151
10 Waste 165
References 193
Index 201
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Figures
8.1 Jost Amman, “Typographus. Der Buchdrucker.” Woodcut
from Panoplia omnium illiberalium mechanicarum. Frankfurt,
1568. British Museum, London, Great Britain. Photo credit:
Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY. 135
8.2 Jan Vermeer, The Music Lesson, ca. 1662–65. Ann Ronan
Picture Library. London, Great Britain. Photo Credit:
HIP/Art Resource, NY. 136
8.3 Title Page from William Byrd. Parthenia. London, 1613.
This item is reproduced by permission of The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California. 137
8.4 Jan Vermeer, A Young Woman seated at a Virginal, ca. 1670–72.
National Gallery, London, Great Britain ©National Gallery,
London/Art Resource. 138
8.5 Jan van der Straet, Nova Reperta, Plate 4: the inside of a printing
house. By permission of the Folger Shakespeare Library. 139
8.6 Printer’s device of William Jones. From the title-page of
More Worke for a Masse Priest. London, 1622. This item is
reproduced by permission of The Huntington Library,
San Marino, California. 139