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Author:

Bowden, Martha F., author.

Title:

Descendants of Waverley : romancing history in contemporary historical fiction / Martha F. Bowden.

Publisher:

Bucknell University Press ;

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xxvi, 243 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Historical fiction, English--History and criticism.
English fiction--18th century--History and criticism.
English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Romanticism--Great Britain.
Scott, Walter,--1771-1832--Influence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: The Romance of History among Waverley's Descendants -- PART I: WALTER SCOTT AND THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. Walter Scott and Contemporary Historical Fiction, or 'Tis Two Hundred Years Since -- The Romance of History -- PART II: CREATING AUTHENTICITY THROUGH INTERTEXTUALITY. Intertextuality and Authenticity -- The Picture in the Parlor: History Painting, Portraiture, and the Romance of History -- PART III: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Bodies Changed into Other Bodies: Variety of Forms in Contemporary Historical Fiction -- The Biographical Romance -- The Historical Novel at Play.

Summary:

"Descendants of Waverley examines contemporary novelists' combination of historical authority and narrative art to create the "romance of history," authentic and accessible depictions of the past. Rooted in histories of the novel beginning in the eighteenth century, but challenging conventional theories that the novel erased the romance, the work treats Walter Scott as an important influence on the genre and analyzes the strategies used to romance history in the varied subgenres constituting current historical fiction."-- Provided by publisher

Series:

Transits

ISBN:

161148782X
9781611487824

OCLC:

(OCoLC)950054357

LCCN:

2016024788

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)