Havelock 1986

Havelock 1986

Reference
	Havelock, Eric A. 1986.The Muse learns to write: Reflections on orality and literacy from antiquity to the present. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. 144 pages. 0300037414. Location: Dallas SIL Library 001.54 H384. Interest level: lay specialist.

Summary
	Summarizes orality from Homer to the present. Supports Parry's work in the 1920s and goes into more depth. Was basis for Ong's work in the 1960s to the present. Although he disagrees with Ong in some areas, they are in basic agreement.

Evaluation
	Is a good resource for someone researching orality in culture or language.

Context for this page:

Bibliography module: Havelock 1986
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): H
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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