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<p>This article analyses Julian Barnes’s <italic>England, England</italic> and shows that it recreates England as a palimpsest, presenting to us a parody of the past and circulating an ironic story of a possible version of this country with a rewritten history. Julian Barnes redefines history and the role of the historian in a novel which illustrates the idea that history is a story.</p>
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This article analyses Julian Barnes’s England, England and shows that it recreates England as a palimpsest, presenting to us a parody of the past and circulating an ironic story of a possible version of this country with a rewritten history. Julian Barnes redefines history and the role of the historian in a novel which illustrates the idea that history is a story.

England as a Palimpsest in Julian Barnes’s <italic>England, England</italic>. Turning History Into a Story

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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England as a Palimpsest in Julian Barnes’s . Turning History Into a Story

This article analyses Julian Barnes’s England, England and shows that it recreates England as a palimpsest, presenting to us a parody of the past and...

England as a Palimpsest in Julian Barnes’s England, England. Turning History Into a Story

Publié en ligne: 16 déc. 2022

Pages: 50 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2022-0007

Mots clés
England, history, nation, palimpsest, story

© 2022 Elisabeta Simona Catană, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

England as a Palimpsest in Julian Barnes’s England, England. Turning History Into a Story

Publié en ligne: 16 déc. 2022

Pages: 50 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2022-0007

Mots clésEngland, history, nation, palimpsest, story

© 2022 Elisabeta Simona Catană, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
England, history, nation, palimpsest, story