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The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading, and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide, Jerome de Groot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates that surround it, including:

  • the development of the historical novel from early eighteenth-century works through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction
  • different genres, such as sensational or low' fiction, crime novels, literary works, counterfactual writing and related issues of audience, value, and authenticity
  • the many functions of historical fiction, particularly the challenges it poses to accepted histories and postmodern questioning of grand narratives'
  • the relationship of the historical novel to the wider cultural sphere with reference to historical theory, the internet, television, and film
  • key theoretical concepts such as t

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1. 'Origins': early manifestations and some definitions 2. 'Low' genre or sensational novels 3. High or Literary Fiction 4. Postmodernism and the Historical Novel 5. Challenging History History from the margins: colonial, sexual Glossary Further Reading

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/24/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780415426626, 978-0415426626
      ISBN10: 0415426626
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading, and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide, Jerome de Groot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates that surround it, including:

      • the development of the historical novel from early eighteenth-century works through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction
      • different genres, such as sensational or low' fiction, crime novels, literary works, counterfactual writing and related issues of audience, value, and authenticity
      • the many functions of historical fiction, particularly the challenges it poses to accepted histories and postmodern questioning of grand narratives'
      • the relationship of the historical novel to the wider cultural sphere with reference to historical theory, the internet, television, and film
      • key theoretical concepts such as t

        Table of Contents

        Introduction 1. 'Origins': early manifestations and some definitions 2. 'Low' genre or sensational novels 3. High or Literary Fiction 4. Postmodernism and the Historical Novel 5. Challenging History History from the margins: colonial, sexual Glossary Further Reading

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