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Palimpsest A History Of The Written Word Matthew Battles

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Palimpsest A History Of The Written Word Matthew Battles
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
File Extension: EPUB
File size: 2.18 MB
Pages: 272
Author: Matthew Battles
ISBN: 9780393058857, 0393058859
Language: English
Year: 2015

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Palimpsest A History Of The Written Word Matthew Battles by Matthew Battles 9780393058857, 0393058859 instant download after payment.

A profound, eloquent meditation on the history of writing, from Mesopotamia to multimedia.

Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural and cultural history, the seemingly magical act of writing has continually expanded our consciousness. Portrayed in mythology as either a gift from heroes or a curse from the gods, it has been used as both an instrument of power and a channel of the divine; a means of social bonding and of individual self-definition. Now, as the revolution once wrought by the printed word gives way to the digital age, many fear that the art of writing, and the nuanced thinking nurtured by writing, are under threat. But writing itself, despite striving for permanence, is always in the midst of growth and transfiguration.

Celebrating the impulse to record, invent, and make one's mark, Matthew Battles reenchants the written word for all those susceptible to the power and beauty of writing in all of its forms.

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