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Communications and cultural transformations in earlymodern europeppac. This article is based on a paper entitled in the wake of the printing press presented at the library of congress as an engelhard lecture on september 23, 1977, and later published in the quarterly journal of the library of congress, volume 35, number 3, july 1978, pp. Eisenstein originally published in two volumes, the printing press as an agent of change is now issued in a paperback edition containing both volumes. The printing press as an agent of change quotes by. Elizabeth eisensteins the printing press as an agent. The printing revolution in early modern europe by elizabeth l. Eisensteins the printing press as an agent of change. Not only does elizabeth eisenstein s summa, the printing press as an agent of change, offer us a classically thick description of how the introduction of a new medium reorients european culture, it also redirects our attention to the issue of how cultural transformations can be produced by changes in the means of communication.
This edition is abridged from eisensteins twovolume academic work, the printing press as an agent of change. Cambridge university press 9780521299558 the printing press as an agent of change. Elizabeth lewisohn eisenstein october 11, 1923 january 31, 2016 was an american historian of the french revolution and early 19thcentury france. 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. Her most recent publication is the printing press as an agent of change two volumes, oxford university press, 1979. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Why the printing press and the telegraph were as impactful. Eisenstein s the printing press as an agent of change. Aspects of the eighteenth century french cosmopolitan press 1992. The printing revolution in early modern europe second edition what difference did printing make.
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