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Autore |
McColl Robert Duncan |
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Titolo |
Stirring age : Scott, Byron and the historical romance / / Robert Duncan McColl |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - 19th century - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON THE TEXT; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART III; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Comparisons of Scott and Byron, so natural to 19th century readers, are scarce nowadays. Using a variety of critical and philosophical vocabularies illustratively, though not dependently, this study provides a timely and original study of two giants of 19th century European literature engaged in an experimental, mutually-informing act of genre-splicing, seeking to return history and romance to what both perceived was their native complementarity. The book shows how both writers utilise hist... |
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