Memory

Informationen zum Autor Anne Whitehead is Senior Lecturer in the School of English at Newcastle University. She is the author of Trauma Fiction and has edited Theories of Memory: A Reader and W. G. Sebald: A Critical Companion. Klappentext The concept of 'memory' has given rise to some of the most exciting new directions in contemporary theory. In this much-needed guide to a burgeoning field of a study, Anne Whitehead:presents a history of the concept of 'memory' and its uses, encompassing both memory as activity and the nature of memoryexamines debates around the term in their historical and cultural contextsintroduces the reader to key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to the present daytraces the links between theorisations and literary representations of memory. Offering a clear and succinct guide to one of the most important terms in contemporary theory, this volume is essential reading for anyone entering the field of Memory Studies, or seeking to understand current developments in Cultural and Literary Studies. Zusammenfassung Offering a clear and succinct guide to one of the most important terms in contemporary theory, this volume is essential reading for anyone entering the field of Memory Studies, or seeking to understand current developments in Cultural and Literary Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Memory and Inscription 2. Memory and the self 3. Involuntary memories 4. Collective memory Conclusion: The Art of Forgetting? Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Anne Whitehead, Anne (University of Newcastle Whitehead, WHITEHEAD ANNE
• Assisted by: John Drakakis (Editor), John Drakakis (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2008
• EAN: 9780415402736
• ISBN: 978-0-415-40273-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: The New Critical Idiom; The New Critical Idiom
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Plastic arts; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Literary theory, Literature: history and criticism, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge