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The Historical Novel

An Essay

Herbert Butterfield author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:12th Jan '12

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This 1924 book is an engaging study of the interrelation between the historical novel and the study of history.

This 1924 book, written by Sir Herbert Butterfield (1900–79), is an engaging study of the interrelation between the historical novel and the study of history. It looks at the style of historical writings, their engagement with evidence, and the effects of history's fictionalization upon the reader and history itself.Sir Herbert Butterfield (1900–79) was Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and an admired historian. The Historical Novel, published in 1924, was Butterfield's first book and originated as one of his undergraduate essays. The text is an engaging study of the interrelation between the historical novel and the study of history. It looks at the style of historical writings, their engagement with evidence, and the effects of history's fictionalization upon the reader and history itself.

ISBN: 9781107650091

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 7mm

Weight: 140g

120 pages