The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction

by Emma Short

Book Overview

From The Other Boleyn Girl to Fingersmith, this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. Examining the female figure in these contemporary fictions, it looks at the ways in which authors intervene in the historical process to present these women, real and imagined. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics and whether they can be seen as part of a wider feminist...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230302785
• ISBN13: 9780230302785
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"