Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.
Gresham College Lectures
Ancient Reading in an Historical Context
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Professor Jack examines the prehistory of reading as well as the early attitudes to reading in the ancient world: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ancient-reading-in-an-historical-context
This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people have read across time. When the move to 'silent reading' - as opposed to reading out loud to oneself - took place is debated but the shift to the entirely private business of 'silent reading' is a crucial one. Did educated nuns or Byzantine princesses read differently from their male counterparts?
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ancient-reading-in-an-historical-context
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people have read across time. When the move to 'silent reading' - as opposed to reading out loud to oneself - took place is debated but the shift to the entirely private business of 'silent reading' is a crucial one. Did educated nuns or Byzantine princesses read differently from their male counterparts?
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/ancient-reading-in-an-historical-context
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,500 lectures free to access or download from the website.
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege