Traces of Another Time: History and Politics in Postwar British Fiction

by Margaret Scanlan

Book Overview

Is the historical novel the outmoded genre that some people imagine--form inseparable from romanticism, nationalism, and the nineteenth century? In this stimulating volume, Margaret Scanlan answers a convincing "no," as she demonstrates the relevance of historical novels by well-known figures such as Anthony Burgess, John le Carr, Graham Greene, Doris Lessing, Iris Murdoch, and Paul Scott, as well as by less well established writers such as Joseph...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691605254
• ISBN13: 9780691605258
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"