Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication

Author ORCID Identifier

David Advent 0000-0002-6472-6666

Volume

14

Issue

1

Publisher

Iowa State University Digital Press

Publication Date

5-8-2026

Journal Article Version

Version of Record

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

Theses on the Metaphors of Digital-Textual History is an exploration of seven key metaphors that Martin Paul Eve, Professor of Literature, Technology, and Publishing at Birkbeck College, University of London, argues have structured our cultural and linguistic understandings of the world around us. Eve organizes the book around eight chapters (“theses”), with each metaphor comprising a separate chapter. The theses are connected thematically in pairs, save for the closing chapter. Eve decodes each metaphor into its basic elements and interweaves the complex digital and textual histories behind each metaphor. Overwhelmingly, Eve wants readers to recognize how striking the parallels are between digital and textual technologies, in addition to how profoundly they affect us in our work and everyday lives.

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