A Past without Shadow: Constructing the Past in German Books for Children
The term “past image” is used by different scholars in different ways, and it remains general and obscure because it refers to a structure derived from a bank of naturally amorphous reserves, seen by the group and its members as their “history.” For the purpose of this study, I wish to suggest the following description for the notion of “past image…
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