Amnesiac selves
Nicholas Dames
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Amnesiac selves
Published
October 17, 2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Pages
308
ISBN-13
9780195173093
ISBN-10
0195173090
Description
"With the novelistic achievements of Joyce, Proust, and Woolf in mind, we have come to understand the novel as an art form intimately tied to the impulses and processes of memory, and novel writing as a heroic act of preservation. However, in the Victorian novel, as Nicholas Dames contends in this original study, memory is less a valorized theme than a dilemma or a threat. Based on an investigation of representative British novels during the years 1810-1870, Amnesiac Selves shows that the Victorian novel bears no such secure relation to memory, and, in fact, it tries to hide, evade, and eliminate detailed remembrance. Dames argues that the notable scarcity and distinct unease of representations of recollection in the nineteenth-century novel signal an art form struggling to define and construct new concepts of memory. By placing nineteenth-century British fiction from Jane Austen to Wilkie Collins alongside a wide variety of Victorian psychologies and theories of mind, Dames evokes a novelistic world and a culture engaged in forming a modern nostalgia whose origins our own time has largely forgotten."--BOOK JACKET.
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How many pages are in Amnesiac selves?
This edition of Amnesiac selves has approximately 308 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Amnesiac selves?
For most readers, Amnesiac selves typically takes between 6h 25m and 4h 17m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 77,000 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Amnesiac selves?
The estimated word count for Amnesiac selves is approximately 77,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Amnesiac selves?
Amnesiac selves was written by Nicholas Dames.
When was Amnesiac selves published?
The publication date for this specific edition is October 17, 2003. The original work may have been published on a different date.