The Printed Book in Contemporary American Culture Medium, Object, Metaphor /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schaefer, Heike (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Starre, Alexander (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: New Directions in Book History
• Subjects: Books-History.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Literature, Modern-21st century.; America-Literatures.; History of the Book.; Contemporary Literature.; North American Literature.

This essay collection explores the cultural functions the printed book performs in the digital age. It examines how the use of and attitude toward the book form have changed in light of the digital transformation of American media culture. Situated at the crossroads of American studies, literary stu...