Storytelling from Mesopotamia to the Moon, Talk by Author Martin Puchner

rofessor Martin Puchner of Harvard University will speak on his new book, The Written World: How Literature Shaped Civilization. His talk: “Storytelling from Mesopotamia to the Moon” will take us through world literature by focusing on the intersection of storytelling and writing technologies, including the inventions of paper, parchment, and print and their influence on literature. Co-Sponsored by CAS Core Curriculum and Department of World Languages and Literature. Katzenberg Center at the College of General Studies 871 Commonwealth Avenue; Room 330, 3rd Floor.