Lo spirito distruttivo: una riflessione sulla memoria e sulla letteratura inutile
A good 600 years lay between us and Gutenberg. For our world, the existence of the book and the consequent multiplication of literature are obvious things. Upon entering a bookstore, we are spoiled for choice; but this was not always the case. The age-old discussion of the convenience of writing tod...
| Published in: | La civiltà cattolica |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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2021
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La civiltà cattolica
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture NBE Anthropology |
| Summary: | A good 600 years lay between us and Gutenberg. For our world, the existence of the book and the consequent multiplication of literature are obvious things. Upon entering a bookstore, we are spoiled for choice; but this was not always the case. The age-old discussion of the convenience of writing today becomes the question of reading. What to read and how to read are the questions we attempt to answer in this article. To remember is the least of all the pertaining interests. The drunkard in The Little Prince drank to forget, but although he forgot why he drank, he continued to drink. If we read to remember, why do we forget what we read? |
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| ISSN: | 0009-8167 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: La civiltà cattolica
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