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The Art Of Memory

Paperback • 2014 • English

The Art Of Memory

By Frances A. Yates

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About the book

This unique and brilliant book is a history of human knowledge. Before the invention of printing, a trained memory was of vital importance. Based on a technique of impressing 'places' and 'images' on the mind, the ancient Greeks created an elaborate memory system which in turn was inherited by the Romans and passed into the European tradition, to be revived, in occult form, during the Renaissance. Frances Yates sheds light on Dante's Divine Comedy, the form of the Shakespearian theatre and the h...Show more

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9781847922922

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

The Art Of Memory

Format

Paperback

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