And with writing comes the break in that direct, intuitive relat… — “Culture without Literacy”, in Explorations #1, December (1953), p 119 reprinted in Essential McLuhan, (1995), p 304, additional reprint in Media Research Technology, Art and Communication (1997), p 128, and McLuhan Unbound #6, (2017)

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And with writing comes the break in that direct, intuitive relationship between men and their surroundings which modern art had begun to uncover.

“Culture without Literacy”, in Explorations #1, December (1953), p 119 reprinted in Essential McLuhan, (1995), p 304, additional reprint in Media Research Technology, Art and Communication (1997), p 128, and McLuhan Unbound #6, (2017)

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Year: 1953

Chapter: Writing