The Storyteller's Memory Palace - A Method of Interpretation Based on the Function of Memory Systems in Literature- Geoffrey Chaucer, William Langland, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter, Thomas Pynchon and Paul Auster

Storytelling and remembering rely on similar practices: they both arrange images in an ordered structure. A story is initially memorised by the author in a mental structure which is transferred to the page via the author's choice of location, organisation and imagery. An interpretation that emphasises these features enhances the natural capacity for comprehension by mimicking the memory process. This study describes and uncovers memory systems (including the memory palace and the memory journey) in medieval texts. The ancient memory techniques are compared to cognitive psychology and used to interpret four modern novels. A practical method of interpretation is devised which provides the reader with direct access to a story by opening the door into the storyteller's memory palace.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents: Literary interpretation - The memory palace - Memory systems from Antiquity - The classical art of memory - Memory function - Cognitive psychology - Literary theory - Medieval epic poem - Medieval culture - The modern novel - Comparative study - Visualisation - Backgrounds and images.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hanne Bewernick
• Verlag: Peter Lang
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9783631604700
• ISBN: 978-3-631-60470-0
• Seiten: 254
• Abmessung: 148 mm x 13 mm x 210 mm
• Gewicht: 330 g
• Serien: Europäische Hochschulschriften; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 14): Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur ) / European University Studies (Series 14): Anglo-Saxon Language and; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 14): Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur /Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 14): Angelsächsische Sprache und Literatur /Anglo-Saxon Language and Literature; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft