Modern romance and transformations of the novel : the Gothic, Scott, Dickens /

Modern romance and transformations of the novel : the Gothic, Scott, Dickens /

Modern Romance examines the relationship between the revival of romance form and the ascendancy of the novel in British literary culture, from 1760 to 1850. The revival of romance as the literary embodiment of a national cultural identity provided a metaphor for the 'authenticity' of the n...

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Main Author: Duncan, Ian, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Subjects:
Scott, Walter, > 1771-1832 > Fictional works.
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Criticism and interpretation.
English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism.
Romances > Adaptations.
English fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
Gothic revival (Literature) > Great Britain.
Horror tales > History and criticism.
Romanticism > Great Britain.
Scotland > In literature.
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Table of Contents:
  • Porlogue: Fiction as fiction
  • The culture of Gothic
  • The romance of subjection : Scott's Waverley
  • The suspension of belief: The end of the astrologer : Guy Mannering ; Against nature : The bride of Lammermoor ; Estate of grace : The heart of Mid-Lothian
  • Scott and Dickens : the work of the author
  • Scott and Dickens : the end of history.

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