Prolonged mimesis of the alphabet and its fragmenting properties produced a new dominant mode of perception and then of culture. (Marshall McLuhan)

Prolonged mimesis of the alphabet and its fragmenting properties produced a new dominant mode of perception and then of culture.

Marshall McLuhan

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