Configuring Memory in Czech Family Sagas: The Art of Forgetting in Generic Tradition

Configuring Memory in Czech Family Sagas: The Art of Forgetting in Generic Tradition explores how literature configures family memory, focusing on generic motifs and narrative structure. It demonstrates that the family saga can strengthen the "bad family memory" and encourage forgetting, but has not received intensive critical acclaim. Readers will learn more about the genre and reflect on their own family memories.

Format: Hardback
Length: 218 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2021
Publisher: Lexington Books

Configuring Memory in Czech Family Sagas: The Art of Forgetting in Generic Tradition delves into the captivating realm of how literature can shape and configure family memory. Family sagas serve as a framework that enables us to collectively preserve and share our cherished memories. Within these narratives, we will pay close attention to the pivotal generic motifs that permeate family sagas, as well as the narrative structure's inherent ability to foster powerful memory formation. This book will establish that this remarkable potential can be realized in two distinct ways.

The genre under scrutiny often portrays the "bad family memory" as a burdensome weight, discouraging individuals from forgetting their family history. However, it is worth noting that despite the widespread popularity of the saga as a cultural form across various forms of mass media, the literary genre of family saga has yet to receive substantial critical acclaim. By delving into the pages of this book, readers will not only gain a deeper understanding of the family saga genre but also be prompted to contemplate and reflect upon their own family memories.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 229 x 158 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793648495