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A review by nairam1173
From Memory to Written Record: England 1066 - 1307 by Michael T. Clanchy
4.0
I did it! The February-August length of time is mostly due to a lot of procrastinating where I let it sit in my "currently reading" making me feel guilty until I picked it up and actually started over in late July.
A fascinating book, if sometimes a bit dense and other times repetitive (not within a chapter, but one chapter may repeat the same ideas as another). I especially like the way it challenges the preconceptions of a society (ours) that thinks literacy is required for civilization.
There's too much to really sum up, but this book is rich and multifaceted and I'm glad that I finally sat myself down to read it all.
A fascinating book, if sometimes a bit dense and other times repetitive (not within a chapter, but one chapter may repeat the same ideas as another). I especially like the way it challenges the preconceptions of a society (ours) that thinks literacy is required for civilization.
There's too much to really sum up, but this book is rich and multifaceted and I'm glad that I finally sat myself down to read it all.