Necrofiction and the politics of literary memory
Contemporary literature gathers in a commemorative site the remains of H/history and its own story by erecting literary tombs. This volume argues that current narratives of the aftermath enable writers to honour the past while casting off its burdensome legacy, and to dismantle while reassembling af...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
LIVERPOOL UNIV PRESS,
2022.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3319086 |
| Summary: | Contemporary literature gathers in a commemorative site the remains of H/history and its own story by erecting literary tombs. This volume argues that current narratives of the aftermath enable writers to honour the past while casting off its burdensome legacy, and to dismantle while reassembling affective, political, and aesthetic communities. The genre is defined and discussed in relation to other literary forms such as trauma writing, historical novels, archival narratives, biofiction, or field literature. Necrofiction fulfils in distinct ways the social and artistic function of an individual or collective act of remembrance of a lost family member or a historical figure. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781802078992 1802078991 1802077170 9781802077179 |