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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 53 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Matthew Battles. |
| Summary |
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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Writing -- History.
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Written communication -- History.
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| Added Author |
Battles, Matthew.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781494592530 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1494592533 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11421510 |
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