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

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Bowden, Martha F.
Published
Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Physical Description
xxvi, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

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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."--
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9781611487824 hardcover alkaline paper
161148782X hardcover alkaline paper
9781611487831 electronic book
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 19169465