Title British historical fiction before Scott / Anne H. Stevens

Published Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) Series Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print. Contents The formation of a genre -- Historical novels, 1762-1783 -- The historical novel in the circulating library -- Historical novels, 1784-1813 -- The historical novel in the reviews -- Epilogue : Ivanhoe and historical fiction Summary In the half century before Walter Scott's Waverley, dozens of popular novelists produced historical fictions for circulating libraries. This book examines eighty-five popular historical novels published between 1762 and 1813, looking at how the conventions of the genre developed through a process of imitation and experimentation Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index Notes Print version record Subject Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism Literature and history -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century History in literature. Literary studies: from c 1900 -- English -- c 1700 to c 1800 -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers -- English -- c 1700 to c 1800 -- United Kingdom, Great Britain. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. Literature. English fiction Historical fiction, English History in literature Literature and history Great Britain Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230275300 0230275303

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