Narrating the Past Historiography, Memory and the Contemporary Novel

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 repre

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Alan Robinson

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Narrating the Past

10.1057/9780230316744 - Narrating the Past, Alan Robinson

Also by Alan Robinson: IMAGINING LONDON, 1770–1900 INSTABILITIES IN CONTEMPORARY BRITISH POETRY POETRY, PAINTING AND IDEAS, 1885–1914 Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to McGill University - PalgraveConnect - 2012-08-02

SYMBOL TO VORTEX: Poetry, Painting and Ideas, 1885–1914 (US edition)

10.1057/9780230316744 - Narrating the Past, Alan Robinson

Narrating the Past

Alan Robinson

10.1057/9780230316744 - Narrating the Past, Alan Robinson

Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to McGill University - PalgraveConnect - 2012-08-02

Historiography, Memory and the Contemporary Novel

© Alan David Robinson 2011

No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978–0–230–23593–9 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. Logging, pulping and manufacturing processes are expected to conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Robinson, Alan, 1957– Narrating the past : historiography, memory and the contemporary novel / Alan Robinson. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978–0–230–23593–9 (alk. paper) 1. Fiction—History and criticism. 2. Historiography. 3. Narration (Rhetoric) 4. Memory in literature. 5. History in literature. I. Title. PN3343.R6 2011 809.3'81—dc22 2011012463 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe, Chippenham and Eastbourne

10.1057/9780230316744 - Narrating the Past, Alan Robinson

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