Texts through history
By: Adele Wills.
Series: Routledge A level English guides
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: History in literature; History -- Methodology; Literature and history; Literature -- History and criticism; Historiography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introductory principles ; Why is history important? ; How does history shape a text? ; Attitudes and values ; The individual within history ; Genre ; Language change ; Reader response; title: 2. Attitudes and values: the legend of King Arthur ; Idealising the legend: the chivalric code ; Challenging the legend; title: 3. Attitudes and values: history and regional identity ; Scottish history and William Wallace ; Accent and dialect ; The twentieth century novel: developing attitudes; title: 4. Attitudes and values: history and race ; Romanticism and India ; Consumption and the East ; India and conflict; title: 5. Genres over time ; Tragedy: the development of a genre ; Tragedy as comedy ; A modern tragedy ; Tragedy in the novel; title: 6. Taking stock and moving forward ; Text or Context.