The Modern German Historical Novel: Paradigms, Problems and Perspectives

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Modern German Historical Novel: Paradigms, Problems and Perspectives
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Philip Thomson
Edited by Professor David Roberts
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9780854966677
ClassificationsDewey:833.91409
Audience
General
Illustrations bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 25 June 1991
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This is the first collection to examine the theory and practice of the historical novel in twentieth-century German and Austrian literature. One of the main aims of the volume is to work against the conventional view of the historical novel as an antiquated and escapist genre, remote from contemporary problems and tied to nineteenth-century models of realism. These essays show that the historical novel is in fact always a response to contemporary history.

Author Biography

David Roberts and Philip Thomson are in the Department of German, Monash University, Melbourne.

Reviews

'offers some extremely stimulating perspectives.' Literature and History