Description
Tracing the evolution of the written word from oral traditions and fragile papyrus scrolls to the codex, this sweeping cultural history reveals how books and libraries helped shape Western civilization. Moving through the intellectual worlds of ancient Greece and Rome, it introduces poets, scholars, librarians, rulers, teachers, and rebels whose lives illuminate enduring questions about education, censorship, authority, and identity. With lively storytelling, literary insight, and personal reflection, the narrative connects the struggles and triumphs of the ancient book world to the libraries and conflicts of our own time. The result is both an engrossing history of reading and a passionate tribute to language, memory, and the human urge to preserve ideas.
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Published Oct 18, 2022
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First Published
2019
Language
eng
Translation
From: spa
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