The Contemporary British Historical Novel: Representation, Nation, Empire

ISBN-13: 9780230200074 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 193 str.

Mariadele Boccardi

Opis

A detailed study of an increasingly popular genre, this book offers readings of a group of significant and representative works, drawing on a range of interpretative strategies to examine the ways in which the contemporary historical novel engages with questions of nation and identity to illuminate Britain's post-imperial condition.

Recenzje

'Mariadele Boccardi's study of the contemporary British historical novel is an absorbing, accomplished and well-researched piece of criticism that not only comments insightfully on a good range of writers but also represents a valuable contribution to ongoing debates about fiction, history, memory, nostalgia and postmodernism.' - Michael Greaney, Senior Lecturer in English, Lancaster University, UK

'... the study's overall achievement: to give an informative, well-researched and long awaited overview of questions of nation and empire in a genre that has to be counted among the most significant of contemporary fiction.' - Imke Neumann, ZAA - A Quarterly of Language, Literature and Culture

Spis treści

Introduction: The Novel of History 1969-2005 Tradition and Renewal The Romance of the Past Empire and the Politics of Representation Political Engagement and the Romance of Withdrawal Conclusion: Fictions of the Garden Bibliography Index

O autorze

MARIADELE BOCCARDI is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK. Historical fiction is her main area of research as well as a long-standing favourite genre. She has published widely on the topic, both in academic journals and in edited collections.