Historical consciousness and literary representations:

fictional experiences on the margins

Abstract

This article aims to discuss theintersection between literary studies and historical consciousness. In the first section, it discusses some aspects of the concept of historical consciousness. Based on an interdisciplinary dialogue with other areas of knowledge, it tries to verify how these conceptualizations can be fruitful in the context of literary studies. In the second part, it illustrates the theoretical discussion, analyzing the representation of historical consciousness in Catalin Dorian Florescu’s novel Jacob beschließt zu lieben. Concluding, it differentiates three spheres of analysis: representation at the level of fictional reality, in the sphere of information mediation and in the positioning of the author's voice in dialogue with the space of his/her aesthetic production. Finally, it draws attention to the need for peripheral representations that allow the expansion of the scope of texts that substantiate the formation of historical consciousness.