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Oral culture and print culture are complimentary to each other. Justify the statement |
| Answer» (1) Earlier, reading was restricted to the elites.(2) With the printing press, books could reach out to wider sections of society. If earlier, there was a hearing public, now a reading public came into being.(3) Publishers had to keep in mind the wider reach of the printed books. Even those who did not read, could enjoy listening to the books being read out.\xa0(4) So, printers began publishing popular ballads and folk tales and such books would be profusely illustrated with pictures.\xa0(5) These were then sung and recited at gatherings in villages and in taverns in towns. | |