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“Romans had nearly abandoned serious reading." Barbarian and Christian raids were in the background of the phenomena that struck. As the empire slowly crumbled, as a loss of cultural moorings, a descent into febrile triviality, In place of the philosopher, the singer is called in. And in place of the orator, the teacher of stagecraft.” — Stephen Greenblatt
Romans had nearly abandoned serious reading." Barbarian and Christian raids were in the background of the phenomena that struck. As the empire slowly crumbled, as a loss of cultural moorings, a descent into febrile triviality, In place of the philosopher, the singer is called in. And in place of the orator, the teacher of stagecraft.