Logic and the Art of Memory: The Quest for a Universal Language - Hardcover

Rossi, Paolo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226728269 ISBN 13: 9780226728261

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2000

Synopsis

The mnemonic arts and the idea of a universal language that would capture the essence of all things were originally associated with cryptology, mysticism, and other practices. This work argues that this view is belied by an examination of the history of the idea of a universal language.

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From the Back Cover:

A long-awaited translation of this classic account of the art of memory and the logic of linkage and combination, the two traditions deriving from the classical world and the late medieval period, and becoming intertwined in the 16th century. From this intertwining emerged a new tradition, a grandiose project for an 'alphabet of the world' or 'Clavis Universalis'.

"a pioneering work" Frances Yates

" The best history of universal languages' Hans Aarsleff, From Locke to Saussure.

About the Author:

Paolo Rossi is a professor emeritus in the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Florence. His many books include Francis Bacon: From Magic to Science and The Dark Abyss of Time. Stephen Clucas is a lecturer in the humanities at Birkbeck College.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0226728269
• ISBN 13: 9780226728261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288