Revolution and the historical novel
Auteur :
McWilliams, John
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781498503297
Date de publication :
7 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
22,5 x 15,4 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book is an account of the ways the promise and threat of political revolution has informed historical novels from Walter Scott to the near present. Building off of the Marxist scholarly tradition of Georg Lukacs and Frederic Jameson, this book emphasizes the transformation of literary conventions to adapt to changing historical contexts.