Palgrave studies in the Enlightenment, romanticism and cultures of print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The formation of a genre -- Historical novels, 1762-1783 -- The historical novel in the circulating library -- Historical novels, 1784-1813 -- The historical novel in the reviews -- Epilogue : Ivanhoe and historical fiction.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"In the half century before Walter Scott's Waverley, dozens of popular novelists produced historical fictions for circulating libraries. This book examines eighty-five popular historical novels published between 1762 and 1813, looking at how the conventions of the genre developed through a process of imitation and experimentation."--Jacket.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Scott, Walter,1771-1832., Ivanhoe.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English fiction-- 18th century-- History and criticism.
Historical fiction, English-- History and criticism.
History in literature.
Literature and history-- Great Britain-- History-- 18th century.