Title The contemporary British historical novel : representation, nation, empire / Mariadele Boccardi

Published Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 193 pages) Contents Introduction: The Novel of History 1969-2005 -- Tradition and Renewal -- The Romance of the Past -- Empire and the Politics of Representation -- Political Engagement and the Romance of Withdrawal -- Conclusion: Fictions of the Garden Summary The Contemporary British Historical Novel is the first full-length study of a genre that has had increasing critical attention and popular appeal at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book combines a contextual and theoretical framework for the success of historical fiction in Britain in the last forty years with detailed analysis of thirteen novels, from well-known examples of the genre such as The French Lieutenant's Woman and Possession to very recent works, including Philip Hensher's The Mulberry Empire and James Robertson's Joseph Knight. Boccardi discusses the contemporary British historical novel in relation to questions of national identity in the aftermath of the loss of empire, in contrast to other instances of recuperation of the past, particularly in the form of heritage, and as a complex representative of postmodernism in fiction Analysis English fiction 20th century History and criticism Geschichte 1969-2005 Great Britain In literature Historical fiction, English History and criticism History in literature Literature and history Great Britain Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Historical fiction, English -- History and criticism English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism History in literature. Literature and history -- Great Britain British & Irish history. Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000. Literary essays. LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh. History. English fiction Historical fiction, English History in literature Literature Literature and history Historischer Roman 18.05 English literature. Historical novels. English. Engelska historiska romaner. Engelsk litteratur -- historia -- 1900-talet. SUBJECT Great Britain -- In literature Subject Great Britain Englisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780230240803 0230240801 1282533304 9781282533301 9781349299195 1349299197

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