UID:
almafu_9960119367102883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 142 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-62759-9
Content:
Walter Scott was acutely conscious of the fictionality of his historical novels. In this 1989 book, James Kerr reads the Waverley novels as a grand fictional project constructed around the relationship between the language of fiction and historical reality. We can see throughout Scott's novels a tension between the romancer, recasting the events of the past in accordance with recognizably literary logics, and the historian, presenting an accurate account of the past. This contradiction, reflected in Scott's generic mixture of romance and realism, remains unresolved, even in the most self-conscious of his works. It is in this interplay of fiction and history that Professor Kerr identifies the rich complexity of the Waverley novels.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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The historical novel and the production of the past -- The reemplotment of rebellion: Waverly and Old mortality -- Waverley: the romance of real history -- Old mortality: old epitaphs and new stories -- Historical fable and political fantasy: The heart of Midlothian and The bride of Lammermoor -- The heart of Midlothian: revision and reform -- The bride of Lammermoor: history as dreamwork -- Redgauntlet: the historical romance as metafiction.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-03356-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-36425-6
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511627590
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