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

Mary Carruthers

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 407

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 29, 1992

ISBN: 0521429730

ISBN 13: 9780521429733

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

Mary Carruthers

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 407

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: May 29, 1992

ISBN: 0521429730

ISBN 13: 9780521429733

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