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Representations of Forgetting in Life Writing and Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies)
Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir
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Hardcover. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSK; HBAH; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 390.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137598639
SKU
V9781137598639
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99-15
About Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir
Gunnthorunn Gudmundsdottir is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland and holds a PhD from the University of London, UK. Her research interests include life writing, memory studies, photography and writers’ autobiographies. Among her publications on life writing is the book Borderlines: Autobiography and Fiction in Postmodern Life Writing.
Reviews for Representations of Forgetting in Life Writing and Fiction (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies)
“It is theoretically sophisticated, invoking most important thinkers on the complications of forgetting. It is a useful book for anyone researching this topic. It introduces readers to texts with national but not international prominence, including works from Iceland, Norway, and Spain. … Nevertheless, this is a big book on forgetting, and it will draw the attention of anyone doing work ... Read more