Books by Frances A Yates
The Art of Memory
by Frances A Yates
It’s the book that started the whole field of academic research into the art of memory. For anyone interested in the subject, it’s the first thing to read.
Theatre of the World
by Frances A Yates
This book is about the ideas behind the Elizabethan theatre, specifically, which it puts into a European context and shows that it wasn’t at all a provincial thing but was tied into the Classical world. She puts all this across in a way that people hadn’t done before. Perhaps she goes too far – there's been quite a lot of criticism of what she did – but she was a very original mind.
Interviews where books by Frances A Yates were recommended
The best books on Art and Culture in Elizabethan England, recommended by Mark Girouard
Leading architectural historian, chooses books on art and culture in the Elizabethan era. From CS Lewis on literature, to the fantastic embroideries at Hardwick Hall, to baked rabbit and more.
The best books on Memory, recommended by Joshua Foer
The best-selling author and 2006 US Memory Champion, Joshua Foer, picks five unforgettable books about the art of remembering.
