Contents
INTRODUCTION p.1
I.
A ‘SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY’:
Ashes and Miracles by Irena F.Karafilly. ›› 10I.1. Scavenging for the Past ›› 14
I.2. Glowing Embers of History ›› 27
I.3. Pebbles of Memory ›› 42
II.
‘OUT OF TIME, OUT OF MIND’: Tricks of Memory and Identity inIrena Karafilly’s
The Stranger in a Plumed Hat ›› 56II.1. Alzheimer’s Disease and Identity ›› 59
II.2. Snapshots of Memory ›› 72
II.3. Balmy Waters of Oblivion ›› 82
III.
ARTEFACTS OF LIFE: Lisa Appignanesi, Losing the Dead ›› 91III.1. Memory Games ›› 93
III.2. Travesties of the Self ›› 98
III.3. Letting go ›› 103
IV.
MEMORY ROMANCE in the Works of Lisa Appignanesi ›› 107
IV.1. Psychoanalisis and Identity ›› 109
IV.2. Flirtation with Identity: The Feminine and Creativity ›› 117
IV.3. The Role of Art ›› 122
V.
POETRY MOVES: Love and Time Flow in Fugitive Pieces ›› 127 by Anne MichaelsV.1 Landscapes and Music of Memory ›› 130
V.2 Fugitive Pieces: Requiem for Death and Ode to Life ›› 138
V.3 Life Wonders: the Miracle of Love ›› 147
BIBLIOGRAPHY ›› 154
