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The Art of Memory

by Frances A Yates
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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.

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Publisher: Random House

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  • Release date: October 31, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781448104130
  • File size: 3590 KB
  • Release date: October 31, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781448104130
  • File size: 3590 KB
  • Release date: October 31, 2011

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Philosophy Psychology Nonfiction

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English

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.

Expand title description text
Philosophy Psychology Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Random House

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 31, 2011

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781448104130
    File size: 3590 KB
    Release date: October 31, 2011

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781448104130
    File size: 3590 KB
    Release date: October 31, 2011

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
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