The historical novel
De Groot, Jerome, 1975-
The historical novel [electronic resource] / Jerome de Groot. - New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2009. - 1 online resource (vi, 200 p.) - The new critical idiom . - New critical idiom. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 ORIGINS: EARLY MANIFESTATIONS AND SOME DEFINITIONS; 3 PGENRE FICTION; 4 LITERARY FICTION AND HISTORY; 5 POSTMODERNISM AND THE HISTORICAL NOVEL: HISTORY AS FICTION, FICTION AS HISTORY; 6 CHALLENGING HISTORY; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;
The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This wide-ranging guide offers an accessible introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it.
Issued as part of Ebook Library (EBL)
9780203868966 (ebook) 020386896X (ebook) 0415426626 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415426626 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Historical fiction--History and criticism.
Literature and history.
History in literature.
Fiction genres.
PN3441 / .D4 2009eb
809.3/81
The historical novel [electronic resource] / Jerome de Groot. - New York ; Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2009. - 1 online resource (vi, 200 p.) - The new critical idiom . - New critical idiom. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 ORIGINS: EARLY MANIFESTATIONS AND SOME DEFINITIONS; 3 PGENRE FICTION; 4 LITERARY FICTION AND HISTORY; 5 POSTMODERNISM AND THE HISTORICAL NOVEL: HISTORY AS FICTION, FICTION AS HISTORY; 6 CHALLENGING HISTORY; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;
The historical novel is not only an immensely popular genre, but also one that raises fascinating questions about the nature of key foundational concepts such as fact and fiction, history, reading and writing. This wide-ranging guide offers an accessible introduction to both the genre and the critical debates around it.
Issued as part of Ebook Library (EBL)
9780203868966 (ebook) 020386896X (ebook) 0415426626 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780415426626 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Historical fiction--History and criticism.
Literature and history.
History in literature.
Fiction genres.
PN3441 / .D4 2009eb
809.3/81