Rewriting, a Literary Concept for the Study of Cultural Memory: Towards a Transhistorical Approach to Cultural Remembrance
Liedeke Plate|H.G.E. Rose
This article explores rewriting as a concept for cultural memory studies, examining the transformation of technology “writing again” in different historical periods. Its aim is to elucidate what ways functions an act remembrance, and how this function differs manuscript age, age print digital age. The discusses differences similarities stability or fluidity texts medium memory, presenting helpful tool see through presumed distinctions between these periods their characteristic methods text transmission. In particular, presents findings with respect its utility broad range source evidence, from early medieval literature on saints’ lives contemporary post-colonial feminist literature. article, recognized transformative carrying transmitting memories but not without change adaptation. Dealing explicitly variety diversity media that transmit periods, including visual media, shows be productive understanding transfer.
Neophilologus|Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)