Title
On the Originals of Fictive Mental Images
Description
Video recording of a lecture delivered by Annapolis tutor Eva Brann on September 3, 2021 as part of the Formal Lecture Series.
Ms. Brann describes her lecture: "Most people have 'mental images,' pictures and voices that don't occur through the eyes and ears but behind them. Most of these are memory images whose originals are things seen or heard in the outside world. Some, however, are inner events, imaginary images that are not copies of reality but our own inventions, for example, dreams. We call these 'images' as well. So what are they images of? What are the originals of fictive mental images? And derivatively, what are the originals of artful fictions such as epics, novels, and paintings? Of whom is Homer's Achilles the truthful portrait?"
Ms. Brann describes her lecture: "Most people have 'mental images,' pictures and voices that don't occur through the eyes and ears but behind them. Most of these are memory images whose originals are things seen or heard in the outside world. Some, however, are inner events, imaginary images that are not copies of reality but our own inventions, for example, dreams. We call these 'images' as well. So what are they images of? What are the originals of fictive mental images? And derivatively, what are the originals of artful fictions such as epics, novels, and paintings? Of whom is Homer's Achilles the truthful portrait?"
Creator
Publisher
Coverage
Annapolis, MD
Date
2021-09-03
Rights
A signed permission form has been received stating: "I hereby grant St. John's College permission to: Make an audiovisual recording of my lecture, and retain copies for circulation and archival preservation in the St. John's College Greenfield Library. Make an audiovisual recording of my lecture available online. Make a typescript copy of my lecture available for circulation and archival preservation in the St. John's College Greenfield Library. Make a typescript of my lecture available online."
Type
moving image
Format
mp4
Contributor
Language
English
Identifier
Brann_Eva_2021-09-03
Original Format
mp4
Duration
00:45:12