The Artificial Memory, Chaucer, and Modern Scholars
- Author / Editor
- Rowland, Beryl.
The Artificial Memory, Chaucer, and Modern Scholars
- Published
- Poetica (Tokyo): 37 (1993): 1-14.
- Description
- Encourages study of the classical-medieval theory and practice of artificial memory, i.e., memory training that depends on associating ideas with familiar places, whether real or imagined. Comments on the important work of Frances Yates and critiques more recent work, especially that of Mary Carruthers. Connects Chaucer's concern with memory in HF with a Latin text attributed to Bishop Bradwardine.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.
- House of Fame.