Memory and Mortality in Renaissance England
Memory and Mortality in Renaissance England by William E. Engel, published by Cambridge University Press on October 13, 2022, is a scholarly exploration of the connections between memory studies and death studies in early modern England. This 280-page volume brings together leading scholars to examine how these themes influenced Renaissance thought and practice, providing a comprehensive overview of the interplay between memory and mortality.
The book is organized into three subsections: ‘The Arts of Remembering Death’, ‘Grounding the Remembrance of the Dead’, and ‘The Ends of Commemoration’. Contributors analyze the intersections of memory and mortality through various lenses, including writings, devotional practices, and visual culture. This edition serves as a valuable resource for scholars of early modern literature and culture, as well as those interested in book history, art history, and the study of mnemonics and thanatology.
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Drawing together leading scholars of early modern memory studies and death studies, Memory and Mortality in Renaissance England explores and illuminates the interrelationships of these categories of Renaissance knowing and doing, theory and praxis. The collection features an extended Introduction that establishes the rich vein connecting these two fields of study and investigation. Thereafter, the collection is arranged into three subsections, ‘The Arts of Remembering Death’, ‘Grounding the Remembrance of the Dead’, and ‘The Ends of Commemoration’, where contributors analyse how memory and mortality intersected in writings, devotional practice, and visual culture. The book will appeal to scholars of early modern literature and culture, book history, art history, and the history of mnemonics and thanatology, and will prove an indispensable guide for researchers, instructors, and students alike.
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