The French Revolution Debate and the British Novel, 1790-1814: The Struggle for History's Authority

by Morgan Rooney

Through an examination of a representative body of nonfiction prose from the French Revolution debate and a variety of subgenres of the novel from the 1790-1814 period, this study traces the development of the discursive phenomenon it describes as "the struggle for history's authority" and the consequences thereof for the British novel.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611485967
• ISBN13: 9781611485967
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Bucknell University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher