The historical novel in nineteenth-century Europe
representations of reality in history and fiction
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Author
Publication
2011 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
83,000 words, Guess
Page Count
332 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100199695040
- ISBN-139780199695041
- Library of Congress Control Number2012372629
- OCLC Control Number713186722
- Better World Books9780199695041
and 2 more
- Better World BooksW8-CEV-741
- Open LibraryOL25300853M
Classifications
- DDC809.381
- LCCPN3441 .H26 2011
- LCCPN3441
and 1 more
- LCCPN3441 .H36 2011
Description
Brian Hamnett examines key historical novels by Scott, Balzac Manzoni, Dickens, Eliot, Flaubert, Fontane, Galdós, and Tolstoy, revealing the contradictions inherent in this form of fiction and exploring the challenges writers encountered in attempting to represent a reality that linked past and present.
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