Creating memory : historical fiction and the English civil wars / / Farah Mendlesohn

• Autore: Mendlesohn Farah
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2020]; ©2020
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2020.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XXII, 315 p. 2 illus.)
• Disciplina: 823.08109
• Soggetto topico: Historical fiction, English - History and criticism; Children's stories, English - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 Literature and the war
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The English Civil War -- 2. Selecting the Historical Fiction -- 3. As We Understand History, So We Understand Fiction -- 4. The Cultural Landscape of the Civil Wars -- 5. Great Men and Great Battles -- 6. Men and Women -- 7. Religion -- 8. By the Sword Divided -- 9. The War of the Three Kingdoms -- 10. The Commonwealth and the Protectorate -- 11. The Restoration -- 12. Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book considers the English Civil Wars and the civil wars in Scotland and Ireland through the lens of historical fiction—primarily fiction for the young. The text argues that the English Civil War lies at the heart of English and Irish political identities and considers how these identities have been shaped over the past three centuries in part by the children’s literature that has influenced the popular memory of the English Civil War. Examining nearly two hundred works of historical fiction, Farah Mendlesohn reveals the delicate interplay between fiction and history.
• Titolo autorizzato: Creating memory
• ISBN: 3-030-54537-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910484361603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Critical approaches to children's literature.