The History of Creative Writing
Channel: Writer in Rwanda
Date: 11/12/2021

This is a brief introduction to the history of creative writing, from the first known author, Enheduanna, through to today's digital age. It covers some of the key people and moments in publishing history which have made writing what it is today.

FUTHER RESOURCES

Article: Revealed: how Indigenous Australian storytelling accurately records sea level rises 7,000 years ago: https://tinyurl.com/vtm4wh49

Article: Popular fairy tales date back to the Bronze Age, academics suggest: https://tinyurl.com/h283euw4

Video (7 mins): The History of Writing: https://youtu.be/HyjLt_RGEww

Video (11 mins): The Epic of Gilgamesh: https://youtu.be/2pGhEu9elnA

Article: Full text of the Epic of Gilgamesh: https://tinyurl.com/t3s2u2jc

Five-part Video Documentary on Enheduanna: https://youtu.be/fKWPREkvNgk

Video (1 hour): The Machine That Made Us (Gutenberg Printing Press Documentary): https://youtu.be/uQ88yC35NjI

Video (5 mins): What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? https://youtu.be/jvWncVbXfJ0

Video (1 hour): The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu: https://youtu.be/BzBCl9kcdqc

Video (5 mins): What is Literature for? https://youtu.be/4RCFLobfqcw

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