RENAISSANCE MEMORY1: THE MEMORY THEATRE OF GIULIO CAMILLO The story of Giulio Camillo, the 16 century . fast-talking monk who got the attention of Francis I long enough to have the French king underwrite his project to construct a 'theater' capable of giving the 'user' access to any thought whatsoever , a real case of phantom memory , is covered by Lou Beery Winneker in her admirable dissertation, which includes a translation of Camillo's book (probably the only 'theater' he intended to construct) with a commentary covering Camillo's interest in Kaballa. Whatever happened to the wooden structure that some claimed to have seen is a mystery. Could it have been the prize theft of the count Goethe visits in Sicily? The important things to remember are that Camillo was a reader of Hebrew and a student of the Kaballa and its theory of the soul; Camillo was smart enough not to give away any secrets to the unprepared; Camillo was more than just aware of t...
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