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-episode 4-
The printing press and its effect in literature
part I
Today I talk to Laurence Claussen, historian with a background in political science, about the printing press and its many effects. We discuss questions of culture, politics and, of course, literature.
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Introduction: 00:30
The origins of the printing press: 01:20
The printing press in China: 03:00
Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press in Europe: 10:36
Was the printing press truly revolutionary?: 16:38
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You can find here the resources consulted for this podcast:
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- 7 Ways the Printing Press Changed the World
https://www.history.com/news/printing-press-renaissance
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- So, Gutenberg didn't invent the printing press as we know it.
https://lithub.com/so-gutenberg-didnt-actually-invent-the-printing-press/
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- Middle English
https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/history-of-english/middle-english/
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- What was the impact of the printing press on England and the world?
https://www.ilovelanguages.com/how-did-the-printing-press-affect-the-english-language/
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- Gutenberg's Printing Press
https://rebirthofliterature.weebly.com/the-printing-press.html
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- The Printing Press' Impact on the English language
https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-printing-press-impact-on-the-english-language.html
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- Printing Press
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press
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- Printing press and its "impact" on literacy
https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540sept10/2010/10/30/printing-press-and-its-impact-on-literacy/
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- How the printing press revolutionized the world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ88yC35NjI&ab_channel=Timeline-WorldHistoryDocumentaries
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- The Northern Renaissance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuzAbE-kPkM&ab_channel=CrashCourse
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- The introduction of Printing in Asian Context
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w8h246.6?seq=1
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- The General Crisis of the 17th century
shorturl.at/cyzAO
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- Charting "The Rise of the West"
shorturl.at/fnyYZ
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- Literacy Data
https://ourworldindata.org/literacy
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Books that have been consulted for this episode:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature
The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Language
Fifth Sun by Camila Townsend
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