Shakespeare and Jane Austen, writes Murray, were once considered to be working in less legitimate forms of expression than those used by Aeschylus and Homer. A century after its invention, film still occupies a marginal place in academic circles. Not only are new-media forms considered stupid and decivilizing, but they are often portrayed as dangerous and addictive as well. Change is treated mournfully, as if civilization itself is being swept away by new technologies. It has occurred to Murray, and she's written a brilliant book about the creative possibilities therein. . . . .
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