{"title":"Dr. David Rudrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eDr. David Rudrum’s works delve into the vibrant intersections of tradition and modernity within arts and culture. His writing offers insightful explorations of how communal and creative practices evolve, often focusing on unexpected historical perspectives such as the cultural impact of trolling before the internet era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful, nuanced narratives that challenge common assumptions and invite reflection on the social currents shaping artistic expression. His books illuminate the ways art and culture are woven into everyday life, enriching our understanding of human connection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"trolling-before-the-internet-by-dr-david-rudrum-9781501391538","title":"Trolling Before the Internet","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrolling Before the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e began long before the internet. This accessible history traces the ancestry of its textual and rhetorical strategies by looking at literature from ancient Greece to the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrolling is the most controversial genre of writing to have risen to prominence in the 21st century, with far-reaching consequences for its writers and readers alike. However, it is too often regarded as a technological problem, confined to the internet. This book takes a very different approach: it regards trolling as a cultural problem with a long and venerable literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking in the contrarianism of Lord Byron, the wit of Oscar Wilde, insult trading in Shakespeare, Jonathan Swift’s disaster trolling, Martin Luther’s dissemination of heresy through a public discussion forum, the grotesquely misogynistic abuse hurled in Archilochus’s poetry, the taunting provocations of avant-garde manifestos, and not forgetting public humiliations in \u003cem\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/em\u003e, David Rudrum demonstrates that trolls’ rhetorical shenanigans are neither new nor unvanquishable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384193335532,"sku":"9781501391538","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15195003482722.jpg?v=1773401697"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dr-david-rudrum.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}