| Date: June 11 – 13, 2009 Venue: Universities of Mulhouse and Strasbourg, France What might seem a fairly obvious topic inspired by the local Northern European Humanist tradition characteristic of Gutenberg’s area of adoption now acquires greater immediacy in a world where the written word is constantly challenged by new media. The object of this conference is to provide insight into the significance and circulation of the written text in European culture from the 16th to the 18th century. The written word should be understood in its broadest sense, from the most learned humanist tradition (poetry, history, emblem books, translations of the classics, educational, rhetorical and political treatises, theological and philosophical works…) to more popular aspects (romance, novel, ballads, broadsheets and pamphlets, chronicles, histories, lives, vernacular translations of religious texts, travel accounts, emergence of the press…) Guest speakers: Please send your proposals for 20-minute papers in English or in French to : |
