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Print Culture and The Modern World
How had the line that separated the oral and reading cultures become blurred?
The line that separated the oral and reading cultures became blurred. And the hearing public and reading public became intermingled.
(i)Printers began publishing popular ballads and folk tales, and such books which was profusely illustrated with pictures.
(ii)These were then sung and recited at gatherings in villages and in taverns in towns.
(iii)Oral culture thus entered print and printed material was orally transmitted.
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Write short notes to show what you know about:
Erasmus's idea of the printed book.
Write short notes to show what you know about:
The Vernacular Press Act
What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to Women.
What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
The poor
What did the spread of print culture in nineteenth century India mean to:
Reformers
Why did some people in eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring enlightenment and end despotism?
Why did some people fear the effect of easily available printed books? Choose one example from Europe and one from India.
What were the effects of the spread of print culture for poor people in nineteenth century India?
Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.
Where was the earliest kind of print technology developed?
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