About this title: This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures and offers a brilliantly lucid account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology. In the course of his study, Walter J. Ong offers fascinating insights into oral genres across the globe and through time and examines the rise of abstract philosophical and scientific thinking. He considers the impact of orality-literacy studies not only on literary criticism and theory but on our very understanding of what it is to be a human being, conscious of self and other. ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2002-07-01
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 7.795 by 5.079 inches. General editor's preface. acknowledgements. introduction. 1. the orality of language: the literate mind and the oral past, did you say 'oral literature'? 2. the modern discovery of primary oral cultures: early awareness of oral tradition, the homeric question, milman parry's discovery, consequent and related work. 3. some psychodynamics of orality: sounded word as power and action, you know what you can recall: mneumonics and formulas, further ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 216 pages. (216 pages) this work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures and offers a lucid account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology. bibliography, index (Paperback) read more
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281287ISBN:0415281288
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 5.433 by 8.504 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) general editor's preface. acknowledgements. introduction. 1. the orality of language: the literate mind and the oral past, did you say 'oral literature'? 2. the modern discovery of primary oral cultures: early awareness of oral tradition, the homeric question, milman parry's discovery, consequent and related work. 3. some psychodynamics of orality: sounded word as power and action, you know ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
Description: New. This classic work explores the vast differences between oral and literate cultures offering a very clear account of the intellectual, literary and social effects of writing, print and electronic technology. In the course of his study, Walter J. Ong o... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780415281294ISBN:0415281296
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"I loved this book. Initially, I was intimidated by Ong's reputation and I was convinced I would be swimming in a morass of esoteric, dense, unfathomable, theoretical musings. Instead, I found his work very readable and informative. Even though I didn't agree with all of his ideas regarding the movement of societies from oral to written cultures, I still thought his views were compelling. It was a pleasant surprise. I started the book being afraid of the impersonal author known as "Ong," but I finished the book feeling like I had a new Jesuit uncle."
"A book that gives profound insight on how a literate's mind works and what do we miss in our development by skating over oral culture. I can derive interesting implications for my work as therapist from this book, I hope others can too."
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