יצירתו של חיים נחמן ביאליק בזמננו: מה זוכרים ומדוע?

This interdisciplinary study conducted by a literature researcher and a psychologist seeks to understand Bialik's contemporary role as a canonical poet within the available cultural memory of Israelis of different ages. The psychological aspects of the research relate to the question of long-term memory as well as the factors that influence and shape it. The research employed a mixture of methods: quantitative and theoretical-literary. The study population comprised 182 participants, who represented age groups ranging from 18 to 75. For the purposes of this research, we developed special questionnaires designed to test the longterm memory of Bialik's poems among adults: one to test how well they are remembered through spontaneous association and free recall, and a priming-technique questionnaire to trigger stimuli for recall. The research findings can tell us which of Bialik’s works are particularly well remembered among Israelis of different generations. The findings and their interpretative analysis can indicate the influence of immanent factors in literature, and mediating factors such as music, on the extent of recall by the research participants regarding Bialik's works. The findings can also serve as a basis to propose ways of developing a culture that can deal with the manner in which Israeli society and the education system relate to literary works.