Representations of Forgetting in Life Writing and Fiction (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book primarily focuses on the concept of forgetting, with particular emphasis on how we can trace the forgotten in contemporary life writing and memory texts. It consists of two main parts: the first concentrates on life writing in particular and what the author calls "scenes of forgetting"; the second examines both fiction and autobiographies that deal with questions of collective memory/forgetting. The book's principal aim is to map methods and strategies writers employ when writing the forgotten - it argues that forgetting is a constant companion in any memory text and plays a decisive role in the memory work performed in the texts. The main theoretical objective is to examine carefully the connection between collective memory and personal memory, by drawing from two disciplines at once: memory studies and theories on life writing. By considering both areas of research, the conclusions of this study are able to feed into both theoretical perspectives.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2017
Authors:	Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59863-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	1-137-59863-8
Barcode:	9781137598639

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