The Muse Learns to Write: Reflections on Orality and Literacy from Antiquity to the Present
Eric A. Havelock • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300043822
The Muse Learns to Write: Reflections on Orality and Literacy from Antiquity to the Present
Eric A. Havelock • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300043821 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300043822 · 1988
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In this scholarly exploration, Eric A. Havelock examines the profound cognitive and cultural shift that occurred as ancient Greek society transitioned from an oral tradition to a literate one. By analyzing the structural evolution of language and the development of the alphabet, the author provides a rigorous investigation into how the mechanics of writing fundamentally altered the human capacity for abstract thought and historical record-keeping.
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