02995oam 22005894a 450 991013249410332120210915044807.01474426077147442211X(CKB)3580000000001977(StDuBDS)EDZ0001740615(OCoLC)945384036(MiAaPQ)EBC5771871(OCoLC)1104050357(MdBmJHUP)muse73642(EXLCZ)99358000000000197720160915h20162016 uy 0engurmn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReinventing LibertyFiona PriceEdinburgh :Edinburgh University Press Ltd,[2016].©20161 online resource (241 pages) illustrationsEdinburgh critical studies in romanticismPreviously issued in print: 2016.Print version: 1474402968 Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-234) and index.Ancient liberties -- The labours of history -- Uneasy alliance : liberty and the nation -- Conserving histories : chivalry, science and liberty -- The end of history? Scott, his precursors and the violent past."The British historical novel has often been defined in the terms set by Walter Scott's fiction, as a reflection on a clear break between past and present. Reinventing Liberty challenges this view by returning us to the rich range of historical novels written in the late eighteenth-century. It explores how these works participated in a contentious debate concerning political change and British national identity. Ranging across well-known writers, such as William Godwin, Horace Walpole and Frances Burney, to lesser-known figures, including Cornelia Ellis Knight and Jane Porter, 'Reinventing Liberty' reveals how history becomes a site to rethink Britain as 'land of liberty' and positions Scott in relation to this tradition."--Unedited summary from book.Edinburgh critical studies in romanticism.Historical fiction, Englishfast(OCoLC)fst00958030English literaturefast(OCoLC)fst00911989Historical fiction, EnglishHistory and criticismEnglish literature19th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish literature18th centuryHistory and criticismCriticism, interpretation, etc.Electronic books. Historical fiction, English.English literature.Historical fiction, EnglishHistory and criticism.English literatureHistory and criticism.English literatureHistory and criticism.810/820Price Fiona L.904315MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUP9910132494103321Reinventing liberty2022000UNINA