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The Book of Memory : A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture

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The Book of Memory is a magisterial and beautifully illustrated account of the workings and function of memory in medieval society. Memory was the psychological faculty valued above all others in the period stretching from late antiquity through the Renaissance. The prominence given to memory has profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Drawing on a range of fascinating examples from Dante, Chaucer, and Aquinas to the symbolism of illuminated manuscripts, this unusually wide-ranging book offers new insights into the medieval world.

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The Book of Memory : A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture, Mary Carruthers

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1992
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Título
The Book of Memory : A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture
Idioma
Inglés
Publicado en
1992
Formato
Tapa blanda
Páginas
407
ISBN10
0521429730
ISBN13
9780521429733
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Calificación
4,2 de 5
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The Book of Memory is a magisterial and beautifully illustrated account of the workings and function of memory in medieval society. Memory was the psychological faculty valued above all others in the period stretching from late antiquity through the Renaissance. The prominence given to memory has profound implications for the contemporary understanding of all creative activity, and the social role of literature and art. Drawing on a range of fascinating examples from Dante, Chaucer, and Aquinas to the symbolism of illuminated manuscripts, this unusually wide-ranging book offers new insights into the medieval world.