Ancient Reading in an Historical Context - Professor Belinda Jack

Professor Jack examines the prehistory of reading as well as the early attitudes to reading in the ancient world: www.gresham.ac....
This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people have read across time. When the move to 'silent reading' -- as opposed to reading out loud to oneself -- took place is debated but the shift to the entirely private business of 'silent reading' is a crucial one. Did educated nuns or Byzantine princesses read differently from their male counterparts?
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: www.gresham.ac....
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The scan of the foetus is an index just as much as the black and white photo of David. It was a bad sign when she confused herself in a monologue within the first five minutes.

[@GinaToySculptor]

I quite enjoyed this. Thank you!

[@CottonDrifting]

Ahh that's not how I say semiotics. I hate when that happens, it's going to bug me the whole lecture now.

[@TomLongusa]

+Max White It does sound rather seemly...

[@MpowerdAPE]

Ive sat threw some eye bleeding lectures but, this was by far the worst.