Printing upset the balance of oral and written speech; photograp… — “Five Sovereign Fingers Taxed the Breath”, in Shenandoah The Washington And Lee University Review, Vol.VII, No. 1, Autumn (1955), p 51, reprinted in Explorations4, (1955), p 32, Explorations in communication: an anthology (1960), p 208

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Printing upset the balance of oral and written speech; photography upset the balance of ear and eye.

“Five Sovereign Fingers Taxed the Breath”, in Shenandoah The Washington And Lee University Review, Vol.VII, No. 1, Autumn (1955), p 51, reprinted in Explorations4, (1955), p 32, Explorations in communication: an anthology (1960), p 208

Quote #603

Year: 1955

Chapters: Balance | Print

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