Notes

Here are some of my notes I found... noteworthy:

-Writing is a method of storage. It is a technology, an extension of the body, and it is inevitable.

-Writing is a form of memorization; orality is ephemeral, "gone with the wind," so we must write it down. 

-Writing is authoritative to orality.

-We think in terms of words because writing has become so internalized; writing changes our consciousness. 

-How do you know what you think until you see what you say?

-We interiorize technology until it becomes "natural."

-The oral tradition values the carnal.

Some vocabulary:

-Chirographic- writing

-Typographic- typing, printing

-Luddism- an opposition to technological development 

-Primary orality- the orality of cultures untouched by literacy, relying on the spoken word through memorization, repetition and story-telling

-Secondary orality- the orality of telephones, radio, and television, which depends on writing and print for its existence

The 9 Muses:

Callipoe- chief muse and muse of epic poetry

Clio- muse of history

Erato- muse of love or erotic poetry

Euterpe- muse of music and lyric poetry

Melpomene- muse of tragedy

Polyhymnia- muse of sacred song, oratory, singing and rhetoric

Terpsichore- muse of choral song and dance

Thalia- muse of comedy

Urania- muse of astronomy