The Art of Memory

Description

Product ID:	9781847922922
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Art of Memory
Authors:	Author: Frances A Yates
Page Count:	448
Subjects:	Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Cognitivism, cognitive theory, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Cognitivism, cognitive theory, Cognition & cognitive psychology
Description:	Select Guide Rating A history of human knowledge that focuses on Dante's Divine Comedy, the form of the Shakespearian theatre and the history of ancient architecture. 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.
Imprint Name:	The Bodley Head Ltd
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2014-03-20

Weight	598 g
Dimensions	233 × 153 × 35 mm