Literary Representations of Dementia: Evoking Empathy through the Use of Narrative Devices

dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisor	Wiese, Dr. Doro
dc.contributor.author	Schadenberg, R.J.E.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-06T18:21:47Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-06T18:21:47Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/25355
dc.description.abstract	This thesis discusses the literary representation of memory loss in novels about dementia. The central question is how literature can contribute to a more empathetic understanding, not only of patients suffering from this disease, but also of the predicament of those who care for these patients. The thesis discusses the three novels “Hersenschimmen” by Jan Bernlef, “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova, and “Elizabeth is Missing” by Emma Healey, and focusses on a number of stylistic devices, using as a theoretical framework mainly narratology and reader response theory.
dc.description.sponsorship	Utrecht University
dc.language.iso	en
dc.title	Literary Representations of Dementia: Evoking Empathy through the Use of Narrative Devices
dc.type.content	Master Thesis
dc.rights.accessrights	Open Access
dc.subject.keywords	Literary representations, dementia, empathy, narrative devices, Hersenschimmen, Still Alice, Elizabeth is Missing
dc.subject.courseuu	Comparative Literary Studies