| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 228 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Regenerating the past : fact and fiction in the Regeneration trilogy -- "In the beginning was the word; and to that it came back in the long run" : Briony Tallis and Atonement -- Lesbian postmemory : haunted "history" in The night watch -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This study applies the concept of postmemory, developed in Holocaust studies, to novels by contemporary British writers. The first monograph-length study of postmemory in British fiction, it focuses on a group of texts about the World Wars |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Andrae, A. gnd |
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Englisch, ... gnd |
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Waters, Sarah, 1966- Night watch. idsbb |
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Barker, Pat, 1943- Regeneration trilogy. idszbzes |
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Waters, Sarah, 1966- Night Watch. idszbzes |
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McEwan, Ian, 1948- Atonement. idszbzes |
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English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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English fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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War in literature.
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Memory in literature.
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History in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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War in literature
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History in literature
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War and literature
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English fiction
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Memory in literature
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Erster Weltkrieg Motiv
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Zweiter Weltkrieg Motiv
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Erinnerung
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Literature and the war.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Literature and the war.
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War in literature.
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Memory in literature.
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Trauma in literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Historical fiction.
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1526102609 |
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9781526102607 |
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9781781706367 |
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1781706360 |
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