Memory and Memorials

<p>Focusing on the long nineteenth century from the French Revolution to the beginnings of Modernism this book examines the significance of memory in this era of turbulent social change. Through investigation of science literature history and the visual arts the authors explore theories of memory and the cultural and literary resonances of memorializing.Drawing on the work of many of the most influential literary figures of the period such as Tennyson Scott and Hardy <em>Memory and Memorials</em> explores key topics such as: gender and memory; Victorian psychological theories of memory; and cultural constructions in literature science history and architecture.<em>Memory and Memorials: From the French Revolution to World War One</em> employs a range of new and influential interdisciplinary methodologies. It offers both a fresh theoretical understanding of the period and a wealth of empirical material of use to the historian literary critic or social psychologist.</p>