Myths of the nation national identity and literary representation

This book focuses on the construction of forms of historical consciousness in narratives, or schools of narrative. The study seeks to underscore what goes behind the writing of `true' and `authentic' histories by treating historical fiction as the literary dimension of nationalist ideology...

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Main Author: Sethi, Rumina (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford [etc.] : Clarendon Press 2002
Edition:[1st ed.], repr
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Online Access:Sumario
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991000306439708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
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Summary:This book focuses on the construction of forms of historical consciousness in narratives, or schools of narrative. The study seeks to underscore what goes behind the writing of `true' and `authentic' histories by treating historical fiction as the literary dimension of nationalist ideology. It traces nationalism from its abstract underpinnings to its concrete manifestation in historical fiction which underwrites the Indian freedom struggle
Physical Description:VIII, 221 p. ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [199]-215) e índice
ISBN:9780198183396