BOOKS

By Paxton, David, Nicole

Ancient Books

• Mesopotamian “Epic of Gilgamesh”• Egyptian “Book of the Dead”• Greek “Illiad”, “The Odyssey”, and philosophy• Chinese philosophy (Confucianism, Daoism,

Legalism)• Myrasaki Shikibu’s “The Tale of Genji”• The Torah, Bible, and Koran

Languages Change from Writing

Books Become Books

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare and Publishing

Books Change History

• Sun Tzu’s “Art of War”• Thomas Paine’s Pamphlet “Common Sense”• Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”• Harriett Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”• Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”• Marx and Engles’s “The Communist

Manifesto”

Books and Literature Today

• Harry Potter• Twilight• Richard Dawkins• John Wood and Room to Read

Role and functions• Record history• Help gain knowledge

and communicate• Help imagination

Key Players

• Tsai Lun (paper)• Johannes

Gutenburg (printing press)

• Religious Groups

Impact of Digital Age

• Books on the Internet (eBooks)• Kindle, Nook, Ipad, Sony Reader, book apps• Decrease in sales of traditional books

Future Issues/Questions

• Will traditional books be outdated?

• Can electronic books have the same impact as traditional ones?

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