Narrating the past Historiography, memory and the contemporary novel /
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 centr...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230316744 |
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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. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230235939, 2011. |
Carrier Form: | 240 p. |
Audience: | Undergraduate. |
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9780230235939 9780230316744 : 0230316743 : |
CLC: | I14 |
Contents: | 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. |