The Forms of Historical Fiction : Sir Walter Scott and His Successors / / by Harry E. Shaw.
Harry Shaw's aim is to promote a fuller understanding of nineteenth-century historical fiction by revealing its formal possibilities and limitations. His wide-ranging book establishes a typology of the ways in which history was used in prose fiction during the nineteenth century, examining majo...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca : : Cornell University Press,, 1983. ©1983. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 1983 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (259 pages) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note on Citations of Scott's Works
- I. AN APPROACH TO THE HISTORICAL NOVEL
- 2. HISTORY AS PASTORAL, HISTORY AS A SOURCE OF DRAMA
- 3. HISTORY AS SUBJECT
- 4. FORM IN SCOTT'S NOVELS: THE HERO AS INSTRUMENT
- 5. FORM IN SCOTT'S NOVEL: THE HERO AS SUBJECT
- Index