The Contemporary British Historical Novel [electronic resource] : Representation, Nation, Empire /
Boccardi, M.author.
A detailed study of an increasingly popular genre, this book offers readings of a group of significant and representative works, drawing on a range of interpretative strategies to examine the ways in which the contemporary historical novel engages with questions of nation and identity to illuminate Britain's post-imperial condition.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Novel of History 1969-2005; 1 Tradition and Renewal; 2 The Romance of the Past; 3 Empire and the Politics of Representation; 4 Political Engagement and the Romance of Withdrawal; Conclusion: Fictions of the Garden; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A detailed study of an increasingly popular genre, this book offers readings of a group of significant and representative works, drawing on a range of interpretative strategies to examine the ways in which the contemporary historical novel engages with questions of nation and identity to illuminate Britain's post-imperial condition.
Literature, Modern-20th century.
Fiction.
Social history.
Civilization-History.
Great Britain-History.
History, Modern.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Fiction.
Social History.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.