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William Marx, "Libraries of the Mind" (Princeton UP, 2025)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Reviving the Art of Oral Literature

This chapter explores the lost tradition of reading books aloud, emphasizing the significance of oral performance in the history of literature. It highlights the evolution from oral narratives to written texts and introduces the concept of 'libraries of the mind' to illustrate the complex nature of literary forms and memory.

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