Yes, of course, Proust considers the effect of music at *great* length as he traces the effects of experiencing Vinteuil's sonata both as an auditory and an intellectual concept.
On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 4:54 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:27 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Lew Schwartz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> No. It does not meet Proust's criterion since it resides in Kane's > >> conscious, albeit incomplete, memory. It sums up Kane's narcissistic > >> feelings of loss and innocence. > >> > >> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 3:32 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 8:37 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > > - Proust viewed involuntary memory as containing the "essence of the > >> > > past", claiming that it was lacking from voluntary memory. In his > >> novel, > >> > he > >> > > describes an incident where he was eating tea soaked cake, and a > >> > childhood > >> > > memory of eating tea soaked cake with his aunt was "revealed" to > >> him.[1]< > >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involuntary_memory#cite_note-Mace2007-0> > >> From > >> > > this memory, he then proceeded to be reminded of the childhood home > he > >> > was > >> > > in, and even the town itself. This becomes a theme throughout *In > >> Search > >> > > of Lost Time*, with sensations remind Proust of previous > experiences. > >> He > >> > > dubbed these Involuntary memories. > >> > > > >> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involuntary_memory > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > Is this an example of involuntary memory?: > >> > > >> > - This could be a reference to clinging to childhood memories, ones > >> which > >> > brought him great joy in his youth. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > http://komodokovie.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-is-rosebud-in-citizen-kane-1941. > html > >> > > > > > > What about this?: > > > > - Music, once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never > > dies. It wanders perturbedly through the halls and galleries of the > memory, > > and is often heard again, distinct and living as when it first displaced > > the wavelets of the air. > > > > Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton > > > > > > According to the following: > > - Matching our intuitions about music, researchers have found that music is > an important influence on our memories. We associate songs with emotions, > people, and places we ve experienced in the past. > > http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2008/08/18/music-and-memory-1/ > > -- -Lew Schwartz
