the printing press helped spread the ideas of the reformation.
the printing press helped spread the ideas of the reformation.
who helped spread the ideas of the reformation?
printing press
propaganda during the reformation, helped by the spread of the printing press throughout europe and in particular within germany, caused new ideas, thoughts, and doctrine to be made available to the public in ways that had never been seen before the sixteenth century. the printing press was invented in approximately 1450 and quickly spread to other major cities around europe; by the time the reformation was underway in 1517 there were printing centers in over 200 of the major european cities. these centers became the primary producers of reformation works by the protestants, and in some cases counter-reformation works put forth by the roman catholics.
propaganda during the reformation
samizdat distinguishes itself not only by the ideas and debates that it helped spread to a wider audience but also by its physical form. the hand-typed, often blurry and wrinkled pages with numerous typographical errors and nondescript covers helped to separate and elevate russian samizdat from western literature. the physical form of samizdat arose from a simple lack of resources and the necessity to be inconspicuous. in time, dissidents in the ussr began to admire these qualities for their own sake, the ragged appearance of samizdat contrasting sharply with the smooth, well-produced appearance of texts passed by the censor's office for publication by the state. the form samizdat took gained precedence over the ideas it expressed, and became a potent symbol of the resourcefulness and rebellious spirit of the inhabitants of the soviet union. in effect, the physical form of samizdat itself elevated the reading of samizdat to a prized clandestine act.
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