Zones of re-membering: time, memory, and (un)consciousness
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Main Author: Gifford, Don (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Rodopi 2011
Series:Consciousness, literature & the arts 28
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Item Description:"Originally given ... as six lectures under the general title, 'Zones of memory' for the Berkshire Institute for Lifetime Learning in Massachusetts during September-October 1995"--P. [7]
Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-149) and index
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Assaulting 8220;Newton8217;s Sleep8221; -- 1. Time, Memory, and Consciousness -- Chapter One Zones of Re-Membering -- Chapter Two Ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians -- Chapter Three Doing Memory and Doing Language -- Chapter Four The Intertwining of Language and Memory -- Chapter Five The Sign Stream of Our Histories -- Chapter Six -- 1: Memory and the Self -- 2: Art As a Way of Knowing -- 2. Time, Memory, and the Unconscious -- Chapter Seven The Imitation of Dream in Literature -- Chapter Eight A Chip on His Shoulder or One for the James Joyce Centennial -- Works Cited -- About the Author and Editor -- Index
Don Gifford in Zones of Re-membering shows clearly, thoughtfully, yet entertainingly how no one explanation will account for the depth and complexity of human experience and its grounding in Memory. Because consciousness is a function of Memory, "life without Memory is no life at all" as Alzheimer's all too frequently demonstrates. Both our individual and collective Memory is stored in the arts, he contends, which in turn provide a way of knowing and of nourishing Memory and consciousness. Memory, like language, is never really stable or accurate but appears as narrative and these narratives collectively form our entire culture. For Gifford, the profoundest explorer of the human consciousness, time, and memory is James Joyce and in its range of reference, wit, and humanity the spirit of Joyce permeates this book
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (157 p.)
ISBN:9042032596
904203260X
9789042032590
9789042032606

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