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Descendants of Waverley : Romancing History in Contemporary Historical Fiction.
Descendants of Waverley examines contemporary novelists' combination of historical authority and narrative art to create the "romance of history," authentic and accessible depictions of the past. Rooted in histories of the novel beginning in the eighteenth century, but challenging con...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Blue Ridge Summit :
Bucknell University Press,
2016.
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| Colección: | Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650- 850.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION. The Romance of History among Waverley's Descendants; Part I. WALTER SCOTT AND THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY; Chapter 1. WALTER SCOTT AND CONTEMPORARY HISTORICAL FICTION, OR 'TIS TWO HUNDRED YEARS SINCE; Chapter 2. THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY; Part II. CREATING AUTHENTICITY THROUGH INTERTEXTUALITY; Chapter 3. INTERTEXTUALITY AND AUTHENTICITY: THE ART OF THE SIGNIFICANT REFERENCE; Chapter 4. THE PICTURE IN THE PARLOR: History Painting, Portraiture, and the Romance of History; Part III. THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE.
- Chapter 5. BODIES CHANGED INTO OTHER BODIES: Variety of Forms in Contemporary Historical FictionChapter 6. THE BIOGRAPHICAL ROMANCE; Chapter 7. THE HISTORICAL NOVEL AT PLAY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.