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Descendants of Waverley : romancing history in contemporary historical fiction / Martha F. Bowden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowden, Martha F., author.
- Series:
- Colección Trànsits
- Transits
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Influence.
- Scott, Walter.
- Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
- Historical fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Historical fiction, English.
- English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
- English fiction.
- English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
- Romanticism--Great Britain.
- Romanticism.
- Great Britain.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 243 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
- Summary:
- "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 conventional theories that the novel erased the romance, the work treats Walter Scott as an important influence on the genre and analyzes the strategies used to romance history in the varied subgenres constituting current historical fiction."-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Romance of History among Waverley's Descendants
- PART I: WALTER SCOTT AND THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. Walter Scott and Contemporary Historical Fiction, or 'Tis Two Hundred Years Since
- The Romance of History
- PART II: CREATING AUTHENTICITY THROUGH INTERTEXTUALITY. Intertextuality and Authenticity
- The Picture in the Parlor: History Painting, Portraiture, and the Romance of History
- PART III: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Bodies Changed into Other Bodies: Variety of Forms in Contemporary Historical Fiction
- The Biographical Romance
- The Historical Novel at Play.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611487824
- 161148782X
- OCLC:
- 950054357
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