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Gutenberg's Impact On Literature

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Gutenberg needed a way to make fast money. He borrowed ideas and made them a reality. The printing press improved writing, books were made available to the public and more books were also readily available for education. Gutenberg’s invention had a large overall impact on literature and the world. The printing press greatly enhanced spelling, grammar and punctuation. Before it was invented writing and drawing were done by hand. This tedious task was usually completed by scribes who lived in monasteries. Because the writing was done by different people the books looked and felt inconsistent. Spacing and hyphenation were problems as well. The printing press however was a machine; therefore it was consistent in spelling, grammar, punctuation
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