Jocelyn Penny Small

Wax Tablets of the Mind

Cognitive Studies of Memory and Literacy in Classical Antiquity

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Produktbeschreibung

"Wax Tablets of the Mind" explores the relationship between literacy, orality and memory in classical antiquity, not only from the point of view of antiquity, but also from that of modern cognitive psychology. Jocelyn Penny Small examines how ancient techniques for improving memory continued well into the era of print. This volume represents a timely insight into the topical areas of literacy and memory, and provides a controversial and challenging analysis of the cognitive processes and their modes of display and retrieval.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 164mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780415149839
• ISBN-10: 0415149835
• Artikelnr.: 21064027

Autorenporträt

Jocelyn Penny Small

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. Part 1. Logistics of the Classical Literate 1.
Memory for Words 2. Ancient Books 3. Publication 4. The Organization of
Collections 5. Retrieval: Documents and Texts 6. The Cognitive Development
of the Muses Part 2: The Historical Development of Ancient Memory
Techniques 7. The Greek Methods 8. The Roman Contribution 9. Other Advice
for Improving Memory Part 3: Writing Habits of the Literate 10. Tools of
the Trade 11. Research Techniques 12. Composing the Work 13. Types of Works
or Genres 14. Indirect Applications of the Art of Memory Conclusion. Select
Bibliography and Abbreviations. Index Locorum. Index.