In 1903, W. B. Yeats, meditating on the "emotion of multitu… — “The Argument: Causality in the Electric World”, in Technology and Culture, Vol.14, No. 1, January (1973), p 15, reprinted in McLuhan Unbound # 3, (2005), p 25

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In 1903, W. B. Yeats, meditating on the "emotion of multitude," explained that it is achieved by a discontinuous parallel between two actions.

“The Argument: Causality in the Electric World”, in Technology and Culture, Vol.14, No. 1, January (1973), p 15, reprinted in McLuhan Unbound # 3, (2005), p 25

Quote #548

Year: 1973

Chapter: Audience, Public, Mass