THE LIBRARY AS OBLIVION

If Night is the child of Chaos, then Lethe or Oblivion is its granddaughter, born of the terrible union between Night and Discord. In the sixth book of theAeneid,Virgil imagines Lethe as a river whose waters allow the souls on their way to the underworld to forget their former selves, so that they c...

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Published inThe Library at Night p. 252
Main Author Manguel, Alberto
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Yale University Press 29.04.2008
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Summary:If Night is the child of Chaos, then Lethe or Oblivion is its granddaughter, born of the terrible union between Night and Discord. In the sixth book of theAeneid,Virgil imagines Lethe as a river whose waters allow the souls on their way to the underworld to forget their former selves, so that they can be born again.276Lethe allows us oblivion of our former experience and happiness, but also of our prejudices and sorrows. My library consists half of books I remember and half of books I have forgotten. Now that my memory is not as keen as
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