Revolution and The Historical Novel

Lexington Books , 2017. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover in glazed boards, 299 pages. John McWilliams has written the first, much needed account of the ways the promise and threat of political revolution have informed masterpieces of the historical novel. McWilliams provides close readings of some twenty historical novels, from Scott and Cooper through Tolstoy, Zola and Hugo,… Read more about this item

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback / softback. New. This book is an account of the ways the promise and threat of political revolution has informed historical novels from Walter Scott to the near present. Building off of the Marxist scholarly tradition of Georg Lukacs and Frederic Jameson, this book emphasizes the transformation of literary conventions to adapt to changing historical contexts.

Hardback. New. This book is an account of the ways the promise and threat of political revolution has informed historical novels from Walter Scott to the near present. Building upon of the Marxist scholarly tradition of Georg Lukacs and Frederic Jameson, this book emphasizes the transformation of literary conventions to adapt to changing historical contexts.

Lexington Books, 2017. Hardcover. New. 380 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Lexington Books, 2019. Paperback. New. 380 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.05 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Lexington Books. Hardcover. New. 8x5x0. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Lexington Books. Paperback. New. 8x6x1. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing