"The new public's reading style called for brief, self-contained sequences clearly separated from one another; it demanded the use of images, at times borrowed from another work, that clarified the meaning of the text and served as an aid to memorization. It required repetition more than invention: each new text was a variation on already known themes and motifs" (278).
Is this not true for "popular" reading in 2014 as well as in 1650?
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