Memory: An Anthology

by Harriet Harvey Wood (Editor), A.S. Byatt (Editor)

An intriguing anthology of essays on the subject of memory — some commissioned from experts on the subject, and others extracts from throughout the ages — from Plato to St. Augustine, Shakespeare to Proust, Freud to Murakami.

Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Essays

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 3, 2007

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this anthology, which mixes essays and excerpts covering real and false memory, individual and collective memory, learning and forgetting, from both fiction and nonfiction. It is this mixture of experience and observation that make it a fascinating overview of the subject.

As might be expected, not all the excerpts grabbed me, but in others I found some valuable insights and wisdom. There were some authors and theorists that I had read a lot about, but not previously read in the original - making it a great entry point for finding and following threads.

[Dominique]

DNF

I thought that this would help me with my thesis, but it didn't. So I didn't finish reading it. And I won't make comments, because I didn't finish reading it.