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Struggling With the Postmodern Crisis of History in Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot (1984)

Name: Struggling With the Postmodern Crisis of History in Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot (1984)
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Author: Tessa Tumbrägel
ISBN: 978-3-656-11445-1

Bachelor Thesis, 2011

30 Pages, Grade: 1,0

Tessa Tumbrägel (Author)

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1.) INTRODUCTION

2.) THEORTEICALCONSIDERATIONS ON POSTMODERN CONCEPTS OF HISTORY …..3
2.1) Postmodern Theories of History - (De)Constructing Representation, Knowledge and Truth
2.2) Postmodern Concepts of History under Criticism: Postmodernists vs. Traditionalist Historians

3.) ANALYSIS - STRUGGLING WITH FLAUBERT ’ S PARROT (1984)
3.1) Postmodern Theories of History in Flaubert ’ s Parrot(1984)
3.1.1) “ How do we seize the past? ” - The Indeterminacy of (Historical) Knowledge
3.1.2) “ What happened to the truth is not recorded ” - Unattainable Truth(s) and Multiple Perspectives
3.1.3) “ The right words don ’ t exist ” - The Inadequacy of (Linguistic) Represen- tation
3.2) Flaubert ’ s Parrot - Beyond the Postmodern Crisis of History?
3.2.1) Pre-Postmodern Notions of History and Narrative
3.2.2) Braithwaite ’ s Post-Postmodern Pursuit(s) of History

4.) CONCLUSION

5.) WORKS CITED

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Title: Struggling With the Postmodern Crisis of History in Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot (1984)
College: University of Passau
Grade: 1,0
Author: Tessa Tumbrägel (Author)
Year: 2011
Pages: 30
Catalog Number: V187712
ISBN (eBook): 9783656113959
ISBN (Book): 9783656114451
File size: 713 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Julian Barnes, postmodernism, postmodern, poststructuralist, poststructuralism, historiography, history, Flaubert, past, representation, knowledge, truth, language theories, theory of history, inadequacy

Quote paper: Tessa Tumbrägel (Author), 2011, Struggling With the Postmodern Crisis of History in Julian Barnes's Flaubert's Parrot (1984), Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/187712

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