Oral reading, print culture, and the German Enlightenment.

From: The Modern Language Review | Date: July 1, 2005| Author: Curran, Jane V. | Copyright information

The eighteenth century is often identified as the period when silent reading became the norm. In the German Enlightenment, however, reading aloud did not die out. Everyday domestic practices, including oral reading, reflected the Enlightenment intellectual programme. This view is supported by personal correspondence, reading manuals, textual features, and narrative themes.

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