The Real, the True, and the Told : Postmodern Historical Narrative and the Ethics of Representation /

"Much theorization in the wake of Hayden White suggests that history is little better than fiction in its professed goal of representing the "truth" of the past, particularly because of its reliance on the narrative form. While postmodern fiction is often read as reflecting and/or rep...

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Tác giả chính: Berlatsky, Eric L., 1972-
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Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2011]
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