The Poetry Machine: How the Alexandrian Avant-Garde Created a Library

Philosophy and Literature 41 (2):304-318 (2017)
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Abstract

When it comes to cataloging, a poem is a far cry from a card index.1 The historical origins of storing and retrieving of literature can be traced back to the Library of Alexandria. Within the walls of this library, complex knowledge organizational techniques and practices arose in regards to classification and retrieval of text.2 Such practices had been at play in human culture before,3 but the level of literacy and the organizational qualities this literacy brought about reached a new height in ancient Alexandria.4 It is normally assumed that the Alexandrian Library developed its organization skills for purely practical and intellectual purposes; examples follow below. This assumption...

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