{"product_id":"spensers-ruins-and-the-art-of-recollection-9780802090676","title":"Spenser's Ruins and the Art of Recollection","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rebeca Helfer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the art of memory? Rebeca Helfer's intertextual study \u003cem\u003eSpenser's Ruins and the Art of Recollection\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fresh perspective on the significance of this ancient mnemonic technique to Edmund Spenser's writing and, through this lens, explores the art's complex historical and literary reception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the origins of mnemonic strategies in epic tales, Helfer examines how the art of memory speaks to debates about poetry and its place in culture from Plato to Spenser's present day. As Helfer argues, ruins provide memorial spaces for an ongoing dialogue about how story relates to history, and how both relate to edification and empire-building.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough detailed, intertextual readings of \u003cem\u003eThe Shepheardes Calender\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Faerie Queene\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eComplaints\u003c\/em\u003e, and other Spenserian works, Helfer demonstrates how the art of memory shapes Spenser's theory and practice of poetry as well as his political view, throughout his career. More broadly, \u003cem\u003eSpenser's Ruins and the Art of Recollection\u003c\/em\u003e points to new ways of understanding the importance of this art within literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47573868314775,"sku":"9780802090676","price":9833.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780802090676.webp?v=1774894001","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spensers-ruins-and-the-art-of-recollection-9780802090676","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}