contribution when we read his book than we are of a 
     composer’s when we hear his work performed. Among the 
     Greeks the regular method of publication was by public 
     recitation, at first, significantly, by the author himself, 
     and then by professional readers or actors, and public 
     recitation continued to be the regular method of 
     publication even after books and the art of reading had 
     become common. How this affected the poet’s livelihood 
     we shall see in another connection; here we may pause to 
     notice the effect of oral presentation on the character of 
     the literature.

     Just as music written for a small group of instruments 
has a different tone and tempo from music designed for large 
halls, so with books. Printing has enlarged the “hall” for the 
author’s performance until all aspects of style have been