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245 10 a| Descendants of Waverleyh| [electronic resource] :b| romancing history in contemporary historical fiction /c| Martha F. Bowden.;

300 a| 243 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: The Romance of History among Waverley's Descendants -- PART I: WALTER SCOTT AND THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. Walter Scott and Contemporary Historical Fiction, or 'Tis Two Hundred Years Since -- The Romance of History -- PART II: CREATING AUTHENTICITY THROUGH INTERTEXTUALITY. Intertextuality and Authenticity -- The Picture in the Parlor: History Painting, Portraiture, and the Romance of History -- PART III: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Bodies Changed into Other Bodies: Variety of Forms in Contemporary Historical Fiction -- The Biographical Romance -- The Historical Novel at Play.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Descendants of Waverley examines contemporary novelists' combination of historical authority and narrative art to create the "romance of history," authentic and accessible depictions of the past. Rooted in histories of the novel beginning in the eighteenth century, but challenging conventional theories that the novel erased the romance, the work treats Walter Scott as an important influence on the genre and analyzes the strategies used to romance history in the varied subgenres constituting current historical fiction."--c| Provided by publisher;

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Descendants of Waverley romancing history in contemporary historical fiction / Martha F. Bowden.

Author/creator	Bowden, Martha F.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lewisburg, Pa. : Bucknell University Press ; Lanham, Maryland : Copublished with Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Description	243 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Scott, Walter, 1771-1832--Influence. Historical fiction, English--History and criticism. English fiction--18th century. --History and criticism. English fiction--19th century. --History and criticism. Romanticism--Great Britain.

Series	Transits
Contents	Introduction: The Romance of History among Waverley's Descendants -- PART I: WALTER SCOTT AND THE ROMANCE OF HISTORY. Walter Scott and Contemporary Historical Fiction, or 'Tis Two Hundred Years Since -- The Romance of History -- PART II: CREATING AUTHENTICITY THROUGH INTERTEXTUALITY. Intertextuality and Authenticity -- The Picture in the Parlor: History Painting, Portraiture, and the Romance of History -- PART III: THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Bodies Changed into Other Bodies: Variety of Forms in Contemporary Historical Fiction -- The Biographical Romance -- The Historical Novel at Play.
Abstract	"Descendants of Waverley examines contemporary novelists' combination of historical authority and narrative art to create the "romance of history," authentic and accessible depictions of the past. Rooted in histories of the novel beginning in the eighteenth century, but challenging conventional theories that the novel erased the romance, the work treats Walter Scott as an important influence on the genre and analyzes the strategies used to romance history in the varied subgenres constituting current historical fiction."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016024788
ISBN	9781611487824 (cloth : alk. paper)

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