Title Fabricating history : English writers on the French Revolution / Barton R. Friedman

Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1988] ©1988

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Description xiv, 235 pages ; 22 cm Contents Fabricating history -- Through forests of eternal death: Blake and universal history -- Lives of Napoleon: Scott and Hazlitt at pen's points -- At the conflux of two eternities: Carlyle's French revolution -- Antihistory: Dickens' A tale of two cities -- Proving nothing: Hardy's The dynasts Analysis English literature French influences English literature History and criticism 19th century France History Foreign public opinion, British Revolution, 1789-1799 France History Historiography Revolution, 1789-1799 France History Literature and the revolution Revolution, 1789-1799 France In literature Historical fiction, English History and criticism Literature and history France Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Historiography Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 Literature and the wars Revolutions in literature War in literature Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages [209]-227 Subject English literature -- French influences. English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism. Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Historiography. Literature and history. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Literature and the wars. Literature and history -- France. Revolutions in literature. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Literature and the war. War in literature. SUBJECT France http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006404 -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011414 France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Foreign public opinion, British. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115101 France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Historiography. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115099 France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Literature and the revolution. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104156 France -- In literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008104112 LC no. 87036123 ISBN 0691067295

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