Narrating the Past

Historiography, Memory and the Contemporary Novel

Specificaties
Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK | e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9780230235939
Rubricering
Palgrave Macmillan UK e druk, 2011 9780230235939
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen

Samenvatting

In recent years controversy has surrounded the narrative turn in history and the historical turn in fiction. This book clarifies what is at stake, tracing connections between historiography and life-writing, arguing that the challenges posed in representing the past illuminate issues which are central to all literary narrative.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780230235939
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

Inhoudsopgave

Preface Acknowledgements PART I: HISTORIOGRAPHY AND FICTION The Narrative Turn in History  The Historical Turn in Fiction PART II: ISSUES IN PRACTICE History, Life-Writing and Epistemology  National Stories  Present Pasts in Neo-Victorian Fiction  Gothic Afterlives  After the Event Index

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Narrating the Past