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      Historical Metafiction: Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels as a Postmodern Rethinking of History

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      Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Osijek

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          The Neapolitan Novels (2011–14), translated into English by Ann Goldstein, are aprime example of postmodern literature, distinguished by Elena Greco’s uniquestyle of narration, structurally and ideologically. Elena Ferrante utilizes multiplenarrative techniques, including unreliable narration, self‐reflexivity, and paradoxes,to challenge existing literary and historical narratives’ rigidity and present variouspossible ways of retelling history within the text. This study draws on Linda Hutcheon’spostmodern theories of history and historical metafiction to examine the representationof history in the Neapolitan Novels. Specifically, it analyzes the novels’metatextual, intertextual, and metanarrative aspects, exploring how they challengetraditional historical narratives and present alternative perspectives on the past. Byproviding insights into the representation of history in postmodern literature, thisstudy contributes to the broader discourse on the relationship between history andfiction in contemporary literature.

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          Napuljski romani (2011. – 2014.), koje je na engleski prevela Anne Goldstein, primjersu postmoderne književnosti koju odlikuje jedinstven stil pripovijedanja Elene Grecoi na strukturnom i na ideološkom planu. Elena Ferrante koristi se višestrukim narativnimtehnikama, uključujući nepouzdanu pripovijest, samorefleksiju i paradokse, kakobi izazvala rigidnost postojećih književnih i povijesnih narativa i predstavila različitemoguće načine ponovnoga pripovijedanja povijesti u tekstu. Ova studija oslanja se napostmoderne teorije povijesti i povijesne metafikcije Linde Hutcheon kako bi se istražilareprezentacija povijesti u Napuljskim romanima. Konkretno, analiziraju se metatekstualni,intertekstualni i metanarativni aspekti romana, istražujući načine na koje oniizazivaju tradicionalne povijesne narative i predstavljaju alternativne perspektive prošlosti.Pružajući uvid u reprezentaciju povijesti u postmodernoj književnosti, ova studijadoprinosi širem diskursu o odnosu između povijesti i fikcije u suvremenoj književnosti.

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          Anafora
          Anafora (Online)
          Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Osijek
          24595160
          18492339
          2023
          2023
          : 10
          : 1
          : 127-147
          Article
          10.29162/ANAFORA.v10i1.6
          6c5e22a8-7a43-4f58-9079-6bb83a0ab7b8
          © 2023
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