Narrating the Past: Historiography, Memory and the Contemporary Novel

By Alan Robinson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023023593X
• ISBN13: 9780230235939
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.5"