McColl, Robert Duncan.

Stirring Age : Scott, Byron and the Historical Romance. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (254 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTE ON THE TEXT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- PART II -- CHAPTER THREE -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- PART III -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Comparisons of Scott and Byron, so natural to 19th century readers, are scarce nowadays. Using a variety of critical and philosophical vocabularies illustratively, though not dependently, this study provides a timely and original study of two giants of 19th century European literature engaged in an experimental, mutually-informing act of genre-splicing, seeking to return history and romance to what both perceived was their native complementarity. The book shows how both writers utilise hist.

9781443879323


English literature--19th century--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PR5341.M336 2015

821.7