Carruthers, Mary

The Book Of Memory: A Study Of Memory in Medieval Culture

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Soft cover. 8vo. Near Fine. Item #006719

Soft cover. xiv, 393 pp. B&W illustrations. Bruise to foot of front cover, some light soiling to spine. The Book of Memory is a wide-ranging and amply 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 to the Renaissance. Mary Carruthers discusses memory systems as a kind of artificial intelligence, and considers carefully the ethical and literary values attached to memory training in medieval culture.

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