{"product_id":"cultural-memory-and-western-civilization-functions-media-archives-hardback-9780521764377","title":"Cultural Memory and Western Civilization; Functions, Media, Archives (Hardback) 9780521764377","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCultural Memory and Western Civilization\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFunctions, Media, Archives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, offering a comprehensive overview of its history, forms and functions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAleida Assmann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521764377, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e422 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An unsurpassed starting point for the understanding of the human as, in Nietzsche's words, an animal who remembers.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCultures invest great efforts into creating a long-term memory on the basis of oral transmission, media technology and institutional frameworks. This book provides an introduction to the concept of cultural memory, focusing on the 'arts' of its construction, particularly various media such as writing, images, bodily practices, places and monuments. Examining the period from the European Renaissance to the present, Aleida Assmann reveals the close association between cultural memory and the arts, arguing that the artists who have supplemented, criticized, transformed and opposed it are its most lucid theorists and acute observers. Her analysis also addresses the interaction of cultural memory with individual memory and the ways in which cultural memory supports or subverts social and political identity constructions. Ultimately, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the history, forms and functions of cultural memory, which has become a central analytical tool for scholars across disciplines.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Functions: 1. Memory as ars and vis\u003cbr\u003e 2. THE sECULARIZATION oF mEMORY - MEMORIA, FAMA, HISTORIA\u003cbr\u003e 3. The battle of memories in Shakespeare's histories\u003cbr\u003e 4. Wordsworth and the wound of time\u003cbr\u003e 5. Memory boxes\u003cbr\u003e 6. Function and storage: two modes of memory\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Media: 7. Metaphors, models, and media of memory\u003cbr\u003e 8. Writing\u003cbr\u003e 9. Image\u003cbr\u003e 10. Body\u003cbr\u003e 11. Places\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Storage: 12. Archives\u003cbr\u003e 13. Permanence, decay, residue - problems of conversation and the ecology of culture\u003cbr\u003e 14. Memory simulations in the wasteland of forgetfulness - installations by modern artists\u003cbr\u003e 15. Memory as 'leidschatz'\u003cbr\u003e 16. Beyond the archive\u003cbr\u003e 17. Conclusion: the arts of memory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913303515416,"sku":"9780521764377","price":91.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521165877_ed363ff3-f2fd-4649-a97e-68b631d8a5b0.jpg?v=1691380859","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cultural-memory-and-western-civilization-functions-media-archives-hardback-9780521764377","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}