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The Historical Novel

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The 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:





  • the development of the historical novel from early eighteenth-century works through to postmodern and contemporary historical fiction

  • different genres, such as sensational o...