Modern romance and transformations of the novel : the Gothic, Scott, Dickens / Ian Duncan.

Author
Duncan, Ian, 1955- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Description
xii, 295 pages ; 23 cm

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    Summary note
    Modern Romance examines the relationship between the revival of romance form and the ascendancy of the novel.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-286) and index.
    Contents
    • Porlogue: Fiction as fiction
    • The culture of Gothic
    • The romance of subjection : Scott's Waverley
    • The suspension of belief: The end of the astrologer : Guy Mannering ; Against nature : The bride of Lammermoor ; Estate of grace : The heart of Mid-Lothian
    • Scott and Dickens : the work of the author
    • Scott and Dickens : the end of history.
    ISBN
    • 0521395356
    • 9780521395359
    LCCN
    91043862
    OCLC
    24954337
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