{"product_id":"the-art-of-memory","title":"The Art of Memory","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis unique and brilliant book is a history of human knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrances Yates sheds light on Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, the form of the Shakespearian theatre and the history of ancient architecture; \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable contribution to aesthetics and psychology, and to the history of philosophy, of science and of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDame Frances Yates (1899-1981) achieved a world-wide reputation as an historian. Her close association with the Warburg Institute of the University of London began shortly after the Second World War, after the publication of her first two books. She was Reader in the History of the Renaissance there until 1967, when she became an Honorary Fellow. As well as gaining many academic honours, she was awarded the OBE in 1977 and was made DBE, in the same year. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eGiordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition, Theatre of the World, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment, Astraea, Shakespeare's Last Plays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Valois Tapestries.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 448 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65809122230621,"sku":"K056440461","price":19.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/5644046100001A.jpg?v=1788507681","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-art-of-memory","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}