Reinventing Liberty

"The British historical novel has often been defined in the terms set by Walter Scott's fiction, as a reflection on a clear break between past and present. Reinventing Liberty challenges this view by returning us to the rich range of historical novels written in the late eighteenth-century...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Price, Fiona L., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd [2016].
Series:Edinburgh critical studies in romanticism.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423742206719
Table of Contents:
  • Ancient liberties
  • The labours of history
  • Uneasy alliance : liberty and the nation
  • Conserving histories : chivalry, science and liberty
  • The end of history? Scott, his precursors and the violent past.