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 central to all literary narrative.

• | Author: A. Robinson
• | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• | Publication Date: Oct 04, 2011
• | Number of Pages: 226 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 023023593X
• | ISBN-13: 9780230235939