Skepticism and Memory in Shakespeare and Donne

This book fills a lacuna in the intellectual history of the seventeenth century by investigating the role that skepticism plays in the declining prestige of memory. It argues that Shakespeare and Donne revolutionize the art of memory, thanks to their skepticism, and thereby transform literary strategies like mimesis, exemplarity, and pastoral.

Publication Year: 2007
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: H
Weight (Gram): 455