Palimpsest
a history of the written word
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Word Count
65,500 words, Guess
Page Count
262 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepalimpsesthistor0000batt
- ISBN-100393058859
- ISBN-139780393058857
- Library of Congress Control Number2015010240
- OCLC Control Number783163653
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780393058857
- Open LibraryOL27188587M
Classifications
- DDC302.2/244
- LCCP211 .B385 2015
- LCCP211.B385 2015
Description
"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."--From the publisher.
Other Editions
- Palimpsest: a history of the written word
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