{"product_id":"the-historical-novel-9780415426626","title":"The Historical Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe historical novel is an enduringly popular genre that raises crucial questions about key literary concepts, fact and fiction, identity, history, reading, and writing. In this comprehensive, focused guide, Jerome de Groot offers an accessible introduction to the genre and critical debates that surround it, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe development of the historical novel from early eighteenth-century works through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edifferent genres, such as sensational or 'low' fiction, crime novels, literary works, counterfactual writing and related issues of audience, value, and authenticity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe many functions of historical fiction, particularly the challenges it poses to accepted histories and postmodern questioning of 'grand narratives'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe relationship of the historical novel to the wider cultural sphere with reference to historical theory, the internet, television, and film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ekey theoretical concepts such as the authentic fallacy, postcolonialism, Marxism, queer and feminist reading. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of examples from across the centuries and around the globe \u003cem\u003eThe Historical Novel\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for students exploring the interface of history and fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerome de Groot is Lecturer in Renaissance Literature and Culture at The University of Manchester. His publications include \u003cem\u003eConsuming History\u003c\/em\u003e (2008) and \u003cem\u003eRoyalist Identities\u003c\/em\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917703254290,"sku":"9780415426626","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db8c1de9-a93a-44e2-9788-96408ec19d3d.jpg?v=1738868973","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-historical-novel-9780415426626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}