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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press Ltd
[2016].
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| 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 |
| Summary: | "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. It explores how these works participated in a contentious debate concerning political change and British national identity. Ranging across well-known writers, such as William Godwin, Horace Walpole and Frances Burney, to lesser-known figures, including Cornelia Ellis Knight and Jane Porter, 'Reinventing Liberty' reveals how history becomes a site to rethink Britain as 'land of liberty' and positions Scott in relation to this tradition."-- |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2016. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations Also available in print form |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474412896 9781474426077 9781474422116 |
