On Sep 8, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
> and, without any scientific rigour, it seems to me they cannot easily
> remember their journey - i once took hundreds of pictures and had the
> same
> effect... what i remembered was taking the pictures. not the events
as an avid photographer myself , I have to agree: if one devotes enough
time to getting the picture right, many times one loses the experience
; on the other hand, haven't some of you found that you're not sure if
you really remember something — or is it just the snapshot of it that
your parents took? My wife and I have talked about in relation to
several memories of childhood.
George P. Landow
Professor of English and the History of Art
Brown University
www.landow.com
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