The Marvelous Clouds

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The Marvelous Clouds
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 419
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ISBN-10 : 9780226253831
ISBN-13 : 022625383X
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Book Synopsis The Marvelous Clouds by : John Durham Peters

Book excerpt: In medias res -- Understanding media -- Of cetaceans and ships; or, the moorings of our being -- The fire sermon -- Lights in the firmament: sky media I (Chronos) -- The times and the seasons: sky media II (Kairos) -- The face and the book (inscription media) -- God and Google -- Conclusion: the sabbath of meaning -- Appendix: nonsimultaneity in cetacean communication.


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