Zones of Re-membering

Time, Memory, and (un)Consciousness
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-420-3259-0
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi

Buch, Englisch, Band 28, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 263 g

Reihe: Consciousness, Literature and the Arts

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.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Zeit: Philosophische, Psychologische, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Acknowledgments
Robert Adolph: Introduction: Assaulting “Newton’s Sleep”
Time, Memory, and Consciousness
Zones of Re-membering
Ancient Greeks and Aboriginal Australians
Doing Memory and Doing Language
The Intertwining of Language and Memory
The Sign Stream of Our Histories
Memory and the Self
Art as a Way of Knowing
Time, Memory, and the Unconscious
The Imitation of Dream in Literature
A Chip on His Shoulder or One for the James Joyce Centennial
Works Cited
About the Author and Editor
Index