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The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 10)

Hardcover – August 31, 1990
by Carruthers, Mary J.
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ISBN-13: 9780521382823 ISBN-10: 0521382823
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Binding
Hardcover
Published
August 31, 1990
Weight
1.6 lbs
Dimensions
23.50×3.00×16.00 cm

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The Book of Memory: A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Series Number 10) by Carruthers, Mary J.. Hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780521382823.

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.