Chapter 23
This Will Kill That
Our lady readers will pardon us if we pause for a moment to seek what could have been the thought concealed beneath those enigmatic words of the archdeacon: “This will kill that. The book will kill the edifice.” To our mind, this thought had two faces. In the first place, it was a priestly thought. It was the affright of the priest in the presence of a new agent, the printing press. It was the terror and dazzled amazement of the men of the sanctuary, in the presence of the luminous press of Gutenberg. It was the pulpit and the…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Practise What Stone Remembers
Write six lines on This Will Kill That: who looked, who was looked at, and what you would have refused. Keep it to this chapter.
Consider:
- •The working skill is What Stone Remembers.
- •Use only beats from this chapter.
- •Name a cost, not the film.
Master this chapter. Complete your experience
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