A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Vico was the first to spot language itself as a memory theatre. Finnegans Wake is such a memory theatre for the entire contents of human consciousness and unconsciousness.
Letter to William Jovanovich, Dec. 1, 1966, in Letters, 1987, p 339
Quote #3166
Year: 1966
Chapters: Joyce, James | Language | Memory
↪ Also at #3283, #4745
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