Homer and the Resources of Memory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198152576)

This study shows that the demands made on Homer, who relies neither on rote memory nor on written notes, have led him to adopt certain memory-based strategies which have left their traces in the text. What we discover is that the poet in an oral tradition makes intense and creative use of those resources of memory, which are available to us all--episodic memory, auditory memory, visual memory, and spatial memory--to assist him both in the preparation of his song and at the moment of performance.

Author: Elizabeth Minchin
ISBN-10: 0198152574
ISBN-13: 9780198152576
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2001
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d