The historical novel in nineteenth-century Europe representations of reality in history and fiction

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 pres...

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Autor principal: Hamnett, Brian R., 1942- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:ix, 332 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [308]-322). Índice
ISBN:9780199695041