Martin Puchner (2 knihy)
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Martin Puchner The Written World
From clay tablets to the printing press. From the pencil to the internet.From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter.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…
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Martin Puchner Written World
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he explores sixteen foundational texts selected from more than four thousand years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspired the rise and fall…
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