This argument was made by the ancient Greeks when they started writing their epics down and didn't need to memorize them any more. [1]https://books.google.com/

This argument was made by the ancient Greeks when they started writing their epics down and didn't need to memorize them any more. [1]https://books.google.com/books?id=XzYX0T-ZqTcC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=greek+epics+ancient+written+memorization+plato+phaedrus&source=bl&ots=wOZIz0c2Fn&sig=ACfU3U3yu_dIX1R_YzFhle3h-cYTT2arqw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjbi8nI9ariAhVS0KwKHYgqALoQ6AEwEXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=greek%20epics%20ancient%20written%20memorization%20plato%20phaedrus&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=XzYX0T-ZqTcC&pg=PA34&lpg=P... [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue)#Rhetoric,_philosophy,_and_art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaedrus_(dialogue)#Rhetoric,_...