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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822671303321

Autore

Slagle Judith Bailey

Titolo

Romantic appropriations of history : the legends of Joanna Baillie and Margaret Holford Hodson / / Judith Bailey Slagle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Madison, NJ, : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press

Lanham, MD, : Co-published with Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, c2012

ISBN

1-283-94331-X

1-61147-510-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

822/.7

Soggetti

Women and literature - Scotland - History - 19th century

Scottish drama - 19th century - History and criticism

Literature and history - Scotland

Romanticism - Scotland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Publication Chronology; List of Illustrations; 1 The Historical Tradition of Baillie, Scott, Hodson, and Southey; 2 William Wallace; 3 Exploration and Conquest; 4 National and Domestic Heroines; 5 Gothic Interactions; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Romantic Appropriations of History: The Legends of Joanna Baillie and Margaret Holford Hodson, addresses the transformation of historical tales in the creative hands of Baillie and Hodson.