The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 2012
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780230302785
Description: From 'The Other Boleyn Girl' to 'Fingersmith', this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can be seen as part of a wider feminist project to recover women's history.