Buy this book on-line Harold Orel : The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini: Changing Attitudes Toward a Literary Genre, 1814-1920St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995 ISBN 0312124732
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. L3 - An ex-library first American edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the spine, inside flaps taped on the top and bottom to the book cover and fixed endpaper, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some marked out info, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9"x5.75", 189 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sir Walter Scott, in theory and practice, established a rationale for the writing of historical novels. He identified the relative importance of the roles to be played by real men and women of the past, and discussed the significance of language, the importance of research as opposed to the claims of the imagination, and the proper use of strong passions in his fictional characters. Some of his contemporaries and successors thought that they could surpass his achievement by being more faithful to the 'facts' of history, or by moralizing about more up-to-date issues, but their efforts proved less successful. Not until Robert Louis Stevenson redefined the possibilities inherent in the genre - beginning in the 1880s - did the historical romance attract a wider audience. The resurgence of this type of fiction, called by some 'The New Historical Novel', attracted the impressive storytelling talents of Sir Walter Besant, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Stanley John Weyman, Anthony Hope, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, and Rafael Sabatini. The Armistice that concluded the Great War brought to an abrupt end this amazing forty-year vogue for costume novels. The story of how and why they became so popular is well worth reviewing.. Ex-Library. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Harold Orel : The Historical Novel from Scott to Sabatini: Changing Attitudes Toward a Literary Genre, 1814-1920. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, fine bindings, livres anciens, atlases and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |