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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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Main Authors: Robinson, Alan, 1957-
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Fiction > History and criticism > 20th century.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Historiography.
Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers > English.
Literary studies: from c 1900 - > English.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230316744
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230235939, 2011.
Carrier Form: 240 p.
Audience: Undergraduate.
ISBN: 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.

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