| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
List of figures and tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: the Persistence of Georgette Heyer / Samantha Rayner and Kim Wilkins -- Part 1: Gender -- 1.'Where History says little, Fiction may say much' (Anna Barbauld): the historical novel in women's hands in the mid-twentieth century / Kathryn Sutherland -- 2. The not so silly ass: Freddy Standen, his fictional contemporaries and alternative masculinity / Geraldine Perriam -- 3. Judith Taverner as dandy-in-training in Georgette Heyer's Regency Buck, / Laura George -- Part 2: Genre -- 4. Pride and prejudice: metafiction and the value of historical romance in Georgette Heyer / Kim Sherwood -- 5. Loving and giving: realism, emotional hypocrisy, and generosity in A Civil Contract / Jennifer Clement -- 6. Georgette Heyer and redefining the Gothic romance / Holly Hirst -- 7. Heyer ... in Space! The Influence of Georgette Heyer on science fiction / Kathleen Jennings -- Part 3: Sources -- 8. All's Well That Ends Well: Shakespearean Echoes in Heyer's Regency novels / Lisa Hopkins -- 9. Georgette Heyer, Wellington's Army and the First World War / Vanda Wilcox -- 10. Georgette Heyer and the language of the historical novel / Tom Zille -- Part 4: Circulation and Reception -- 11.A reluctant movie? The Reluctant Widow on screen / Lucie Bea Dutton -- 12. Georgette Heyer -- guilty pleasures / Amy Street -- 13. Data science: Georgette Heyer's historical novels and her readers / Helen Davidge-- Appendix 1: List of Georgette Heyer's novels used for the text analysis -- Appendix 2: Survey questions -- Appendix 3: A sample of the comical answers written by the Heyer readers when completing the survey -- Index |
| Summary |
Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction brings together an eclectic range of chapters to explore the work and influence of novelist, Georgette Heyer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Heyer, Georgette, 1902-1974 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Heyer, Georgette, 1902-1974 fast |
| Genre/Form |
Literary criticism
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Literary criticism
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rayner, Samantha J., editor.
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Wilkins, Kim, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781787357600 |
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1787357600 |
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9781787357631 |
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1787357635 |
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9781787357648 |
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1787357643 |
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