Sir Walter Scott and the historical novel: intellectual values and the definition of a genrevi, 529 leaves ; 21 cm\nThesis (Ph.D.)--Wayne State University, 1974\nBibliography: leaves 506-529\nDetroit, Mich. : Wayne State University, 1974...
Beginning with the novels of Sir Walter Scott, "The Historical Novel" documents the evolution of a genre that came to dominate European fiction in the years after Napoleon. The novel had reached a point at which it could be socially and politically critical as well as psychologically insightful...
Dekker traces the American historical novel from its origins in the early 1800s to the beginning of World War II, examining the genre's connections with Enlightenment and Romantic theories of history, the rise of literary regionalism, the ambitions of Romantic writers to revive the epic and roman...
The Heart of Midlothian, novel of Scottish history by Sir Walter Scott, published in four volumes in 1818. It is often considered to be his finest novel. The Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh is called “the heart of Midlothian,” and there Effie Deans is
1.Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott (1819) Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe gets disinherited by his father due to his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard of Lionheart. Tensions are high in 12th-century England, especially now that Richard’s greedy brother Prince John now sits on the throne. Ivanhoe disgu...
Again, like the first volume, family secrets are a large part of this novel’s plot — and cause continued chaos, or, as Sir Walter Scott said, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Nearly every character in this novel, including the women, acts ...
historical fiction makes it that much easier for me to support my bad habit. This kind of novel is one that takes place in a past time and location, so I go into it already knowing at least something about what is going to happen, and I can search my brain for long ...
Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe. Serraillier, Ian. Escape From Warsaw. Seton, Anya. The Winthrop Woman. Snedeker, Caroline Dale. Uncharted Ways. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Egypt Game. Speare, Elizabeth George. Sign of the Beaver. Speare, Elizabeth G. The Bronze Bow. (Roman-occupied ...
epistolary novel(Briefroman) novel written in the form of a series of letters (usually not linked by a text of a narrator).• 1st person narrator reflects very personal events of his/ her life in chronological order.• Writing to the moment → writing directly after the event has happen...
Another early example is Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” published in 1883. This novel tells the story of a young boy’s quest for buried treasure, set against the backdrop of the Golden Age of Piracy. The book is renowned for its thrilling plot and its detailed depiction of...