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I originally posted this in 2019, but wanted to update and republish it. For those interested in the original writing when I was 21 years old it’s available here. When asking, “what is a book-object” the first question is “what is a book” which can be hard to answer. But once you’re holding something you know is a book, say Ulysses, you can establish what parts of it are not the book-object. When you refer to Ulysses as a book, you’re talking about the text Joyce wrote. The pages and binding, what you’re left holding in your hand if the words Joyce wrote floated into the ontological realm of the ideas, those aren’t what you care about when you discuss Ulysses. Those parts are the book-object. Thanks for reading coldhealing! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. But of course the words aren’t gone and that’s what makes the book-object special. Other art has associated art-objects, but they don’t work quite as well as the book-object. DVDs have a case and a disc wi

Book-Objects why sydney sweeney is holding paglia's sexual personae by the pool in white lotus s1 explained coldhealing Mar 02, 2023 108 7 10 Share I originally posted this in 2019, but wanted to update and republish it. For those interested in the original writing when I was 21 years old it’s available here . When asking, “what is a book-object” the first question is “what is a book” which can be hard to answer. But once you’re holding something you know is a book, say Ulysses , you can establish what parts of it are not the book-object. When you refer to Ulysses as a book, you’re talking abo

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