Memory and identity in the narratives of Soledad Puértolas : constructing the past and the self /

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This study provides a comprehensive look at the writings of Soledad Puértolas, 2010 inductee into the Real Academia Española, and the ways in which the contemporary individual in Spain constructs meaning and identity through memory.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Townsend, Tamara L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
Subjects:
Puértolas, Soledad > Criticism and interpretation.
Puértolas, Soledad
Memory in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Mémoire dans la littérature.
Identité dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
PHILOSOPHY > Essays.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature
Memory in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Baggage mode and the scars of the past: self-defining memories of abandonment
  • Escapist mode of memory: nostalgia for a world of possibity
  • Relational mode of memory: interpersonal conflict and the life review
  • Amnesic mode of memory: oblivion's effects on identity and relationships
  • Conclusion: Memory as a key to personal identity.

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