The printing press as an agent of change 2 vols, e. The printing press as an agent of change by elizabeth l. Cultural transformations in earlymodern europe, 2 vols. Originally published in two volumes in 1980, the printing press as an agent of change is now issued in a paperback edition containing both volumes. The work is a fullscale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change. Once, after listening to betty eisenstein lay out the wide array of unintended consequences of the printing press, whether mindaltering in a positive or catastrophic way, i made a remark along. Elizabeth eisenstein demonstrates not only that the introduction of printing was the signal for an intensification of written production but also that printing led to progressive and deep cultural change. Eisenstein argues that the advent of printing constituted a decisive and fundamental though not absolute break between two cultural forms, notably in relation to the modes of cultural production and social consciousness. Communications and cultural transformations in earlymodern europeppac. A print culture began to emerge that required more and more inexpensive. The printing press as an agent of change oral tradition literacy.
The printing press as an agent of change volumes 1 and 2. The printing press as an agent of change free download as pdf file. Subsequent pages give prominence to the establishment of other presses in cairo, beirut, and elsewhere. Within 50 or 60 years of the invention of the printing press, the entire classical canon had been reprinted and widely promulgated throughout europe eisenstein, 1969.
She is the author of many books and articles, including the printing press as an agent of change cambridge, 1979 and grub street abroad. Semantic scholar extracted view of the printing press as an agent of change. Download pdf the printing revolution in early modern. Professor eisenstein begins by examining the general implications of the shift from script to print, and goes on to examine its part in three of the major movements of early modern times the renaissance, the reformation, and the. Buy the printing press as an agent of change volumes 1 and 2 in one by eisenstein, elizabeth l. Eisenstein, the printing revolution in early modern europe, cambridgenew york. More people had access to knowledge both new and old, more people could discuss these works. The printing press as an agent of change volumes 1 and 2 in one by elizabeth l. Professor eisenstein begins by examining the general implications of the shift from. Originally published in two volumes in 1980, the printing press as an agent of change is now issued in. The printing press as an agent of change scholarlycommons.
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