The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950 by Richard Maxwell

The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950 by Richard Maxwell

A much older genre than is often thought, the historical novel has played a vital role in the development of the novel overall. It began in seventeenth-century France as a distinctive way of combining historical chronologies with fictive narratives. In Romantic Scotland, historical fiction underwent a further transformation, inspired by both antiquarian scholarship and crisis-oriented journalism. The first comprehensive study of its subject for many years, The Historical Novel in Europe highlights both the French invention and Scottish re-invention of historical fiction, showing how these two events prepared the genre's broad popularity during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Europe, as well as in the Americas, the historical novel became as much a way of reading and a set of expectations as a memorable collection of books. The main authors discussed include Madame de Lafayette, the abb Pr vost, Walter Scott, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Gustave Flaubert and Mark Twain.

Dubious or not, it makes an appropriate climax for a book that remains invariably engaging by virtue of its unforeseen directions and conjunctions, its wide range, its critical intelligence, and - not least - its daring-Patricia Meyer Spacks,University of Virginia

Richard Maxwell is a playwright, director, and the artistic director of New York City Players. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant, and was a Doris Duke Performing Artist. In 2018, his play Paradiso premiered at Greene Naftali. Also, Maxwell will present a new work, Queens Row, at ICA London and will participate in the Chinati Foundation's artist in residency program in Marfa, Texas, where his work Ads will be shown in the fall. Publications include The Theater Years, published by Greene Naftali and Westreich Wagner (2017), Theater for Beginners (2015), and Plays, 1999-2000 (2004), both published by TC

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ISBN 13	9781107404465
ISBN 10	1107404460
Title	The Historical Novel in Europe, 1650-1950
Author	Richard Maxwell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2012-05-10
Number of pages	332
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