Concentrated on the meanings and contexts of memory in literature, history, cognitive science and philosophy, primarily in the Middle Ages, this collective monograph offers a variety of ideas and approaches to memory in connection to identity, the past, and immortality. Contributors include Peter Agocs, Michal Ajvaz, Ivan M. Havel, Michael W. Herren, Gerhard Jaritz, Lenka Karfikova, Zsuzsanna Kisery, Regina Koycheva, Csaba Nemeth, Sylvain Piron, Tamas Visi, and Rafal Wojcik.