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The Written World: How Literature Shapes History

The Written World: How Literature Shapes History

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The Written World: How Literature Shaped History by Martin Puchner 

This is the true story of literature -- of how great texts and technologies have shaped cultures and civilizations and altered human history.

The inventions of paper, the printing press and the world wide web are usually considered the major influences on the way we share stories. Less well known is the influence of Greek generals, Japanese court ladies, Spanish adventurers, Malian singers and American astronauts, and yet all of them played a crucial role in shaping and spreading literature as we know it today.

The Written World tells the captivating story of the development of literature, where stories intersect with writing technologies like clay, stone, parchment, paper, printing presses and computers. Central to the development of religions, political movements and even nations, texts spread useful truths and frightening disinformation, and have the power to change lives. Through vivid storytelling and across a huge sweep of time, The Written World offers a new and enticing perspective on human history.

  • Format: Paperback
  • Published: 2018
  • Pages: 432
  • ISBN: 9781783783144

Paperback pre-owned book in good condition, some pencil markings and annotations on pages, can be removed with eraser, spine creasing/cracks. 

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