REVISITING MODERN WRITERS IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Autor (i): Georgiana Mīndreci
JEL: KO
Cuvinte cheie: Digital era; literary connections; literary career; J. D. Salinger; digital resources
Abstract:
The richness and the depth of digital resources nowadays is not only unimaginably (if compared to, let’s
say, merely fifty years back into the past) and utterly dependable on, but also highly misleading if not carefully
verified and double-checked against all already known and accepted references among critics. But once this step
is cautiously and academically dealt with and checked on any researcher’s list, the digital abundance of
information can open (virtual) door after (virtual) door, can hasten the research process dramatically and lead
to new discoveries and paths. This article tries to identify how the digital era can help find new meanings and
connections between a modern writer’s life and his literary career by taking the example of a very influential
20th century American writer: J. D. Salinger.
The richness and the depth of digital resources nowadays is not only unimaginably (if compared to, let’s
say, merely fifty years back into the past) and utterly dependable on, but also highly misleading if not carefully
verified and double-checked against all already known and accepted references among critics. But once this step
is cautiously and academically dealt with and checked on any researcher’s list, the digital abundance of
information can open (virtual) door after (virtual) door, can hasten the research process dramatically and lead
to new discoveries and paths. This article tries to identify how the digital era can help find new meanings and
connections between a modern writer’s life and his literary career by taking the example of a very influential
20th century American writer: J. D. Salinger.
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