The Backward Look - Memory and Writing Self in France 1580-1920 (Paperback)

Theories of memory and fictional recreations of the remembering mind have occupied a central place in French literature since Montaigne. The author investigates the shifting relation between cognitive or "scientific" memory and emotional or spiritual recollection in a series of major writers from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Her study focuses on the 18th century, where the interplay between memory and imagination and the link between self-knowledge and self-presentation are shown to be exceptionally fertile. The philosophical, scientific and fictional writings of Diderot and the novels and autobiographical works of Rousseau are central to this ground-breaking work, which should be of interest to all readers concerned with the specificity of the French literary tradition.

General

Imprint:	Legenda
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	2000
Authors:	Angelica Goodden
Dimensions:	215 x 138 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
ISBN-13:	978-1-900755-31-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-900755-31-9
Barcode:	9781900755313

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