Frances A Yates The Art of Memory (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Art of MemoryCondition: NewEAN: 9781847922922ISBN: 9781847922922Publisher: The Bodley Head LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 03/20/2014Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 153mmItem Width: 34mmItem Weight: 589gLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 1847922929Description: 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 history of ancient architecture; The Art of Memory is an invaluable contribution to aesthetics and psychology, and to the history of philosophy, of science and of literature.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBAuthor: Frances A YatesGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Philosophy & Spirituality, History, Science Nature & Math, Personal Development, Children's Learning & EducationRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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