The Art of Memory

by Frances A. Yates

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Auteur(s)

Frances A. Yates

Uitgever

London : The Bodley Head, 2014

Omvang

448 p., geïllustreerd, 23 cm.

ISBN

9781847922922

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The ancient Greeks, to whom a trained memory was of vital importance—as it was to everyone before the invention of printing—created an elaborate memory system, based on a technique of impressing "places" and "images" on the mind. Inherited and recorded by the Romans, this art of memory passed into the European tradition, to be revived, in occult form, at the Renaissance, and particularly by the strange and remarkable genius, Giordano Bruno. Such is the main theme of Frances Yates's unique and distinctive book, in the course of which she sheds light on such diverse subjects as Dante's Divine Comedy, the form of the Shakespearian theater, and the history of ancient architecture. Aside from its intrinsic fascination, this book is an invaluable contribution to aesthetics and psychology, and to the history of philosophy, of science, and of literature.

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Trefwoorden

architecture , archives , memory

Locatie in de bibliotheek

Kast 11 - 4: Archieven ; Re-enactment ; Geschiedenis

Extra thema's

Architecture and Art

Opmerkingen

First published in 1966 Incl. bibliographical references and Index.