Acts of Modernity: The Historical Novel and Effective Communication, 1814�1901

by David Buchanan

In Acts of Modernity, David Buchanan reads nineteenth-century historical novels from Scotland, America, France, and Canada as instances of modern discourse reflective of community concerns and methods that were transatlantic in scope. Following on revolutionary events at home and abroad, the unique combination of history and romance initiated by Walter Scott's Waverley (1814) furthered interest in the transition to and depiction of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367880083
• ISBN13: 9780367880088
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"