The Craft of Memory

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Why I'm Memorizing the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
“He [Dante] writes not like a man but an angel…” - Sayers In the introduction of Dorothy Sayers’ translation of Inferno, she stated “For when one has…
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How to Memorize an Epic Poem
In October 2022, I interviewed Vanni De Luca, an Italian mnemonist who memorized the majority of the Inferno by Dante Alighieri. One piece of advice…
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Why Memorize Poetry?
Why memorize poetry when we have ChatGPT and advanced search engines? We live in a world that prefers externalized possession over an internal one. It…
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Reflections on Language and Memory
To learn a language is magic. In the real sense, a wonder. It is putting your hand in the hat to discover that it is not a trick, that the rabbit really…
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How to Remember Names
Introduction Have you ever met someone and immediately forgotten their name? Perhaps, you’ve interacted with them in various social contexts for weeks…
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Recommended Books and Resources on the Art of Memory
1. Excavating the Memory Palace: Arts of Visualization from the Agora to the Computer by Seth Long For a concise history of the memory palace and the…
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On Language Learning: How to Memorize Regions, Capitals, and Cities
As some of you may know, I have been studying Italian for over six years now. I am currently memorizing all the Italian regions, capitals, cities, and…
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