CMN 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Walter J. Ong, The Gutenberg Galaxy, Physics Beyond The Standard Model
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Lecture #3: secondary orality & writing february 1, 2017. Answer: think memorable thoughts do your thinking in mnemonic patterns. Epithet if and formulaic expressions, the clinging vine ; the study oak ; Standard thematic settings (the meal, the duel, the hero"s helper) Proverbs to err is human, to forgive divine ; can constitute the law. Highly rhythmic patterns and the breathing process. Red in the morning, the sailor"s warning, red in the night, the sailor"s delight. 1960s & 1970s: walter ong declared the electronic age to be the age of the new orality. Sustained by radio, tv and later internet. Re-centre the spoken word but not in the repetitive, redundant, agonist in style of oral cultures. The spoken word extended and amplified like never before but always in the context of literacy: voices heard against the background of ubiquitous print (gleik) as exemplified by television news reader.
