From the Mesopotamians to Aztecs, writing and books (or scrolls in some cases) have been the influencing factor in the societies. I agree with this statement because it defines books as the higher power in creating and developing governments, communities, and even religions. In examples from Introduction to Book History, the writers of the books have the ability to shape a way that a person looks at a civilization and even define its existence. Books are able to transverse centuries, falling in and out of favor in societies. That is the most wonderful thing about books because it allows the reader to go back in time, to expand their knowledge, and form opinions based on the information gained.
In this statement, the words of the book are just letter stringed together with the occasional punctuation breaking up the ideas. However, when the letters are looked at as words and as part of an overall idea that the author is putting into the paragraphs, the “sum of [the] ideas” are “far greater than the parts” (Hamel and Olmert, 20). There is a reason behind why a book is made as it takes time an effort to put it together and write all the pages. When the author inputs their thoughts and explorations in writing in a form that is meant to preserve, that is when the words turn into a book that has influence. If a person reads a page of Homer’s Odyssey, the reader does not grasp
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The whole book is an art form. Sure, one page is filled with amazing imagery and word choices, however the epic