This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. Irene Vallejo evokes the great mosaic of literature in the ancient world from Greece's itinerant bards to erudite librarians, all the while illuminating how ancient ideas about education, censorship, authority, and identity still resonate today. Vallejo takes readers on a journey across the centuries to discover how a simple reed grown along the banks of the Nile would give birth to a rich and cherished culture.
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