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Book/Printed Material Reinventing liberty : nation, commerce and the historical novel from Walpole to Scott

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Title

  • Reinventing liberty : nation, commerce and the historical novel from Walpole to Scott

Summary

  • "The British historical novel has often been defined in the terms set by Walter Scott's fiction, as a reflection on a clear break between past and present. Reinventing Liberty challenges this view by returning us to the rich range of historical novels written in the late eighteenth-century. It explores how these works participated in a contentious debate concerning political change and British national identity. Ranging across well-known writers, such as William Godwin, Horace Walpole and Frances Burney, to lesser-known figures, including Cornelia Ellis Knight and Jane Porter, 'Reinventing Liberty' reveals how history becomes a site to rethink Britain as 'land of liberty' and positions Scott in relation to this tradition."-- Unedited summary from book.

Names

  • Price, Fiona L., author.

Created / Published

  • Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press [2016]
  • ©2016

Contents

  • Ancient liberties -- The labours of history -- Uneasy alliance : liberty and the nation -- Conserving histories : chivalry, science and liberty -- The end of history? Scott, his precursors and the violent past.

Headings

  • -  English literature--18th century--History and criticism
  • -  English literature--19th century--History and criticism
  • -  Historical fiction, English--History and criticism
  • -  English literature
  • -  Historical fiction, English
  • -  1700-1899

Genre

  • Criticism, interpretation, etc

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (241 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR442

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020715234

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  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Price, Fiona L., Author. Reinventing liberty: nation, commerce and the historical novel from Walpole to Scott. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press ©, 2016] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020715234/.

APA citation style:

Price, F. L. (2016) Reinventing liberty: nation, commerce and the historical novel from Walpole to Scott. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2020715234/.

MLA citation style:

Price, Fiona L., Author. Reinventing liberty: nation, commerce and the historical novel from Walpole to Scott. [Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press ©, 2016] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2020715234/>.