Memory and Intertextuality in Renaissance Literature

This book explores how literary works remember other literary works using cognitive science theories, focusing on Renaissance writers like Wyatt, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Milton. It proposes a way forward for cognitive approaches to literature, valuing experiments and texts as contributors to interdisciplinary questions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 24 January 2019
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This captivating book delves into the intricate realm of memory, drawing upon cognitive science theories to offer fresh perspectives on how literary works engage with and remember other literary works. Through the use of psychological terms such as implicit and explicit memory, interference, and forgetting, Raphael Lyne explores the fascinating interplay between Renaissance writers like Wyatt, Shakespeare, Jonson, and Milton and their sources. What makes this work particularly intriguing is that the poems and plays themselves serve as sources of insight into the workings of memory, offering valuable contributions to scientific categories of thought. Lyne proposes a groundbreaking approach to cognitive studies of literature, valuing both experimental research and textual analysis as essential contributors to interdisciplinary inquiries. This book will captivate scholars and advanced students of renaissance literature and drama, Shakespeare studies, memory studies, and classical reception, offering a wealth of knowledge and insights into the complex relationship between memory and literature.

Weight: 402g
Dimension: 151 x 228 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781107443907