Studies in Literature and Culture. Volume 11
Barbara Klonowska ISBN: 978-83-7702-912-1 Pages: 282 Format: 220 x 205 mm Year: 2014 Language: English
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter One - Romance in/and History Introduction Romance in history, history in romance Historical romance Romancing history Conclusions
Chapter Two - Historical Fabulations Introduction Plot construction Closure and conclusion Narrative forms Generic mixing Conclusions
Chapter Three - Historical Adventures Introduction Romance par excellence: Lemprière's Dictionary Romance reconfigured: The Pope's Rhinoceros The romance of history/history as romance: In the Shape of a Boar A double romance: John Saturnall's Feast Conclusions
Chapter Four - Historical Melodramas Introduction Classical melodrama: Captain Corelli's Mandolin The melodrama of history: Birds without Wings The melodrama of war: Birdsong The melodrama of love: The Girl at the Lion D'Or Conclusions
Chapter Five - Historical Love Stories Introduction Overcoming trauma: Charlotte Gray Overcoming failure: Snowleg Overcoming terror(ism): Eureka Street Conclusions
Chapter Six - Coda: New Adventures of the Historical Romance Introduction Aesthetic mainstreaming: the historical romance on screen Inconvenient/complex history The sexual matrix Emotional (un)ambivalence The challenging (of ) romance Celebrating queerness Class struggle Queering history Conclusions
Conclusion
Works Cited
Index
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