England as a Palimpsest in Julian Barnes’s England, England. Turning History Into a Story
Abstract
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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2022-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 (formerly 1584-3734) | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 57
Published online: Dec 16, 2022
Published in print: Nov 1, 2022
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2022 Elisabeta Simona Catană, published by West University of Timisoara
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