How did a new reading public emerge with the printing press? Explain.
Answers
With the advent of printing press a new reading public emerged. The books became cheaper as printing technology reduced the cost of production.
(ii) As books flooded the market, readership increased and books now reached to larger number of people.
(iii) Access to books created a new reading culture. Earlier reading was restricted to the elite only- common people lived in world of word culture who heard sacred text read out to them or ballads recited or folk tales narrated.
Explanation:
1. Earlier reading was restricted to elites but now Access to books created a new culture of reading.
2. Earlier books were very expensive and it was very difficult to reproduce the books in sufficient numbers.
3. Due to printing revolution books could reach to the wider section of people.
4. Earlier there was a hearing public but now a reading public emerged.