The press is a group confessional form that provides commun… - Marshall McLuhan

" "
The press is a group confessional form that provides communal participation. The book is a private confessional form that provides a “point of view.” (p. 204)

Marshall McLuhan

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Marshall McLuhan

Herbert Marshall McLuhan (21 July 1911 – 31 December 1980) was a Canadian philosopher, futurist, and communications theorist.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Herbert Marshall McLuhan

Alternative Names: Marshall MacLuhan • Marshall Mac Luhan

All quotes from Marshall McLuhan Similar Quotes by other Originators

Shorter versions of this quote

The book is a private confessional form that provides a “point of view.”

Originators like Marshall McLuhan:

Neil Postman Northrop Frye William Gibson Friedrich Kittler J. G. Ballard

Additional quotes by Marshall McLuhan

The literate man is a sucker for propaganda...You cannot propagandize a native. You can sell him rum and trinkets, but you cannot sell him ideas.

The stars are so big,
The Earth is so small,

Stay as you are.

Until more than two centuries after printing nobody discovered how to maintain a single tone or attitude throughout a prose composition. (p. 154)

The press is a group confessional form that provides communal participation. The book is a private confessional form that provides a “point of view.”… - Marshall McLuhan

About Marshall McLuhan

Also Known As

Advanced Search Filters

Shorter versions of this quote

Additional quotes by Marshall McLuhan

Enhance Your Quote Experience