The Art Of Cultural Memory

The volume consists of fifteen papers discussing a vast array of issues and aspects relating to the concept of cultural memory. Taking as a standpoint the Halbwachs/Assman critical tradition, the individual contributions trace the relevance of the concept in the context of a wide range of areas, from medieval studies, through Victorian culture, up to multifold examples from the contemporary literary scene, especially speculative fiction. The collection of papers is designed as an informative and exhaustive overview tracing the relevance of the notion of cultural memory as a reference point in the discussion of cultural continuity and transformations in the diachronic context of the evolution of European culture.

Bartłomiej Błaszkiewicz is Professor of Medieval Literature at the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw. He has published extensively on literature and culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and the continuation of these traditions, on medievalism and various aspects of oral culture in the Middle Ages, medieval versification, the genres of the romance and folk ballad, as well as modern fantasy literature.

Maria Błaszkiewicz is Member of the Faculty of Modern Languages (The Institute of English Studies), University of Warsaw. Her interests include the diachronic study of the epic, the fantastic in literature, folk and fairy tales, the English oratorio and the novel.

Paweł Rutkowski is Lecturer in the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw. His academic interests focus on early modern culture in Britain, with an emphasis placed on its religious and supernatural history. He has published on the cultural history of religious movements, witchcraft, ghosts and animals.