Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: An Infinite Inventory
7. 1. The Name on Screen 9
8. 2. Nondiegetic Writing 32
9. 3. Diegetic Writing as Athorybos 59
10. Part II: Writing, Reading
11. 4. Fingers, Tablets, and Machines Writing 93
12. 5. From Books Undone, Films 110
13. 6. Half-Reading 123
14. 7. Hearing One Language and Reading Another 136
15. Part III: Writing in Film Space
16. 8. Writing in the Land of Three Dimensions 153
17. 9. Anagrams and Clinamen 173
18. 10. Excription 190
19. Glossary 203
20. Notes 207
21. Bibliography 215
22. Index 219