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Article #5385Re: "invention" of silent reading (McLuhan)
From: J. Del Col
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:07
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:07
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Henry Hanna <Use-Author-Address-Header@[127.1]> wrote in message news:<20031223183604.97721.qmail@web60108.mail.yahoo.com>... > http://www.relevanthistory.com/archive/000790.html > > A long time ago I read a book by McLuhan stating > that silent reading was invented in the middle ages. > > Was this such a difficult thing that needed to be > "invented"? > > Why did the scribes read aloud before then? > Wasn't it noisy and distracting? Read --Space Between Words: the Origin of Silent Reading-- by Paul Saenger. It's a very thorough treatment. J. Del Col
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