The Historical Novel An Essay

Author : John Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781443838276

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Narrative is the Essence of History by John Cameron Pdf

The historical novel has had a very interesting history itself. During the 19th century the historical novels of Scott, Hugo, Thackeray, Dickens, Tolstoy and a host of other writers enjoyed both popular success and critical admiration. Success has never really died out, but admiration has been another matter. During the 20th century, historical fiction began to be disparaged by critics who looked down on the genre and its elements of romance, adventure and swashbuckling. This disparagement reached such a pitch that Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius and Claudius the God, felt compelled to say that he wrote these novels only because of pressing financial needs. As the century wore on, the genre began to move in a variety of interesting ways and reached even larger audiences. Some critics have continued to look down on the genre, but a growing number of historical novels have begun to receive wide critical praise. The Roman historian Ronald Syme once wrote that narrative is the essence of history. What is the essence of historical fiction? Why does it continue to be such a popular and resilient genre? What is the history of historical fiction? What is its future?

Author : Herbert Butterfield
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The historical novel : An essay by Herbert Butterfield Pdf

Explore the Fascinating World of Historical Fiction with Herbert Butterfield's 'The Historical Novel: An Essay' Dive into the realm of historical fiction with Herbert Butterfield's illuminating work, 'The Historical Novel: An Essay.' This insightful essay offers readers a thought-provoking exploration of the genre, examining its origins, evolution, and enduring appeal. Delve into the Origins of Historical Fiction In 'The Historical Novel: An Essay,' Butterfield takes readers on a journey through time, tracing the roots of historical fiction from its earliest beginnings to its modern incarnations. From ancient epics and medieval romances to the historical novels of the nineteenth century, Butterfield illuminates the ways in which storytelling has been used to bring the past to life. With his keen insights and deep understanding of the genre, Butterfield sheds light on the historical and literary forces that have shaped the development of historical fiction over the centuries. Through his analysis, readers gain a newfound appreciation for the rich tapestry of stories that make up the historical novel. Examine the Power of Fiction to Illuminate the Past At its core, 'The Historical Novel: An Essay' explores the ways in which fiction can serve as a window into the past, offering readers insights into historical events, figures, and cultures. Butterfield delves into the ways in which historical novelists have used their craft to breathe life into the past, capturing the spirit of bygone eras and shedding light on forgotten or overlooked aspects of history. Through his exploration of notable works and authors, Butterfield demonstrates the ways in which historical fiction can serve as both entertainment and education, enriching our understanding of the past while also providing readers with compelling narratives and unforgettable characters. Why 'The Historical Novel: An Essay' Is Essential Reading: Insightful Analysis: Gain a deeper understanding of the historical novel genre through Butterfield's thoughtful analysis and scholarly approach. Exploration of Literary History: Explore the evolution of historical fiction over time, from its earliest iterations to its modern forms, and discover the ways in which storytelling has shaped our understanding of the past. Appreciation for the Genre: Develop a newfound appreciation for the artistry and craftsmanship of historical novelists, as Butterfield highlights the ways in which fiction can illuminate historical truths and human experiences. Inspiration for Further Reading: Discover new authors and works to explore, as Butterfield offers recommendations and insights into notable historical novels throughout history.Don't miss your chance to delve into the world of historical fiction with 'The Historical Novel: An Essay' by Herbert Butterfield. Whether you're a longtime fan of the genre or a newcomer seeking to learn more, this essay is sure to enrich your understanding and appreciation of historical storytelling.

Author : Sir Herbert Butterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Historical fiction
ISBN : OCLC:15492797

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The Historical Novel by Sir Herbert Butterfield Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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the historical novel by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Miller
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781848947955

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Ingenious Pain by Andrew Miller Pdf

'ANDREW MILLER'S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT' Hilary Mantel 'ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND' Sunday Times Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award 'Astoundingly good' The Times 'Dazzling' Observer 'Timeless' Spectator The extraordinary prize-winning debut from Andrew Miller - a highly imaginative, atmospheric first novel At the dawn of the Enlightenment, a man is born unable to feel pain. A source of wonder and scientific curiosity as a child, he rises through the ranks of Georgian society to become a brilliant surgeon. Yet as a human being he fails, for he can no more feel love and compassion than pain. Until, en route to St Petersburg to inoculate the Empress Catherine, he meets his nemesis and saviour. PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER 'Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity' Sarah Hall 'A writer of very rare and outstanding gifts' Independent on Sunday 'A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative' The Times 'A wonderful storyteller' Spectator

Author : Kathleen Winter
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345810144

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Lost in September by Kathleen Winter Pdf

Long-awaited, thrilling new fiction from Kathleen Winter, whose previous novel Annabel was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller, Governor General's Award, Writers' Trust and Orange prizes, was a Globe and Mail "Best Book" and a New York Times "Notable," and was a #1 bestselling Canada Reads selection. From one of Canada's most exciting writers comes a gripping, compassionate and stunning novel that overturns and rewrites history. Enter the world of Jimmy--a tall, red-haired, homeless thirty-something ex-soldier, battered by PTSD--as he camps out on the streets of modern-day Montreal, trying to remember and reclaim his youth. While his past is something of an enigma, even to himself, the young man bears a striking resemblance to General James Wolfe, "Conqueror of Canada" and "Hero of Quebec," who died on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. As a young soldier in his twenties, the historical James Wolfe (1727-1759) was granted a short and much longed-for leave to travel to Paris to study poetry, music and dance--three of his passions. But in that very year, 1752, the British Empire abandoned the Julian calendar for the Gregorian, and every citizen of England lost eleven days: September 2 was followed by September 14. These lost eleven days happened to occur during the period that Wolfe had been granted for his leave. Despondent and bitter, he never got the chance to explore his artistic bent, and seven short years later, on the anniversary of this foreshortened leave, he died on the Plains of Abraham. Now, James is getting his eleven days back . . . but instead of the salons of 18th century Paris, he's wandering the streets of present-day Montreal and Quebec City, not as "the Hero of Quebec" but as a damaged war veteran wracked with anguish. Much like George Saunders in Lincoln in the Bardo, award-winning author Kathleen Winter takes a brief, intensely personal incident in the life of a famous historical figure, and using her incomparable gifts as a fiction writer, powerfully reimagines him. Here is a wrenching, unforgettable portrait--like none you have ever seen or read--of one of the most well-known figures in Canadian history.

Author : Brander Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Literature
ISBN : 059886251X

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The Historical Novel, and Other Essays by Brander Matthews Pdf

Author : Francis Spufford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501163876

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Golden Hill by Francis Spufford Pdf

Originally published: Great Britain: Faber & Faber, 2016.

Author : Mariah Fredericks
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250153005

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Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks Pdf

Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks is the atmospheric, compelling follow-up to the stunning debut A Death of No Importance, featuring series character, Jane Prescott. In 1912, as New York reels from the news of the Titanic disaster, ladies’ maid Jane Prescott travels to Long Island with the Benchley family. Their daughter Louise is to marry William Tyler, at their uncle and aunt’s mansion; the Tylers are a glamorous, storied couple, their past filled with travel and adventure. Now, Charles Tyler is known for putting down New York’s notorious Italian mafia, the Black Hand, and his wife Alva has settled into domestic life. As the city visitors adjust to the rhythms of the household, and plan Louise’s upcoming wedding, Jane quickly befriends the Tyler children’s nanny, Sofia—a young Italian-American woman. However, one unusually sultry spring night, Jane is woken by a scream from the nursery—and rushes in to find Sofia murdered, and the carefully locked window flung open. The Tylers believe that this is an attempted kidnapping of their baby gone wrong; a warning from the criminal underworld to Charles Tyler. But Jane is asked to help with the investigation by her friend, journalist Michael Behan, who knows that she is uniquely placed to see what other tensions may simmer just below the surface in this wealthy, secretive household. Was Sofia’s murder fall-out from the social tensions rife in New York, or could it be a much more personal crime?

Author : George Thomas Tanselle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015019152209

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The History of Books as a Field of Study by George Thomas Tanselle Pdf

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429938464

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Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah Pdf

Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn't know her mother? From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes Kristin Hannah's powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates the intricate mother-daughter bond and explores the enduring links between the present and the past Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when their beloved father falls ill, Meredith and Nina find themselves together again, standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, who even now, offers no comfort to her daughters. As children, the only connection between them was the Russian fairy tale Anya sometimes told the girls at night. On his deathbed, their father extracts a promise from the women in his life: the fairy tale will be told one last time—and all the way to the end. Thus begins an unexpected journey into the truth of Anya's life in war-torn Leningrad, more than five decades ago. Alternating between the past and present, Meredith and Nina will finally hear the singular, harrowing story of their mother's life, and what they learn is a secret so terrible and terrifying that it will shake the very foundation of their family and change who they believe they are.

Author : Brander 1852-1929 Matthews
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1363203967

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HISTORICAL NOVEL & OTHER ESSAY by Brander 1852-1929 Matthews Pdf

Author : Jerome De Groot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135253202

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The Historical Novel by Jerome De Groot Pdf

The historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading, and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide, Jerome de Groot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates that surround it, including: the development of the historical novel from early eighteenth-century works through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction different genres, such as sensational or ‘low’ fiction, crime novels, literary works, counterfactual writing and related issues of audience, value, and authenticity the many functions of historical fiction, particularly the challenges it poses to accepted histories and postmodern questioning of ‘grand narratives’ the relationship of the historical novel to the wider cultural sphere with reference to historical theory, the internet, television, and film key theoretical concepts such as the authentic fallacy, postcolonialism, Marxism, queer and feminist reading. Drawing on a wide range of examples from across the centuries and around the globe The Historical Novel is essential reading for students exploring the interface of history and fiction.

Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781913724269

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Why I Write by George Orwell Pdf

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

Author : Walter Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : ZHBL:ZHBL-00069506

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Kenilworth by Walter Scott Pdf