Ancient Rome in the English novel: a study in English historical fiction
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back [1923]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or m...
Chapters (171)
- ANCIENT ROME IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- I Definition of the Field
- A. IMPORTANT NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE
- II Genesis of the Novel of Roman Life
- A. THE FIRST TRUE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE
- B. THE INFLUENCE OF “VATHEK” ON THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE
- C. THE INFLUENCE OF THE “BYRONIC ROMANCE” ON THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE
- D. THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE IN A FULLY DEVELOPED FORM
- III Principal Lines of Development of the Novel of Roman Life from 1834 to the Present Day
- A. NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE WHICH SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF GREAT PREACHERS
- B. THOROUGHNESS IN SCHOLARSHIP, RESULTING IN PART FROM THE INFLUENCE OF SUCH GERMAN SCHOLARS AS BECKER,—BECKER’S “GALLUS”
- C. GERMAN FOLLOWERS OF SCOTT—THE GERMAN NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE; ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH NOVEL
- REVIEW OF THE INFLUENCE OF GERMAN SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS
- D. TWO PEDANTIC NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE
- E. NOVELS WRITTEN BY SO-CALLED “POPULAR” NOVELISTS, WHO RELY ON THE MELODRAMATIC FOR THEIR APPEAL; THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE “POPULAR” NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE FROM 1843 TO THE PRESENT DAY
- F. INFLUENCE OF FRENCH NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE
- G. NOVELS WRITTEN BY TEACHERS OF ROMAN HISTORY OR OF THE CLASSICS
- H. NOVELS WRITTEN BY AUTHORS WHO HAVE PORTRAYED ROMAN LIFE FROM AN ESTHETIC VIEWPOINT
- IV In Conclusion
- FOOTNOTES
- Bibliography
- Explanation
- Novels of Roman Life, and Their By-Products
- 1. NOVELS CONNECTED WITH THE GENESIS OF THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE. (See § II, p. 17.)
- 2. IMPORTANT NOVELS BY PREACHERS. (See § III, A, p. 34.)
- 3. TWO NOVELS BY PEDANTS. (See § III, D, p. 73.)
- 4. IMPORTANT NOVELS BY TEACHERS. (v. III, G.)
- 5. ARTISTIC NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE. (See § III, H, p. 108.)
- 6. POPULAR NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE, INCLUDING THOSE NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED. (See § III, E, p. 75, and F, p. 90.)
- 7. BOOKS FOR BOYS, INCLUDING MOST BOOKS ON ROMAN BRITAIN. (See p. 10 and p. 96.)
- 8. STORIES OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. (See p. 39 and p. 53.)
- 9. BOOKS LISTED AS NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE. (Date of Publication Uncertain.)
- 10. RELIGIOUS STORIES. (Date of Publication Uncertain.)
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