Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson

Name: Rebellion as Genre in the Novels of Scott, Dickens and Stevenson
Brand: McFarland
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By Anna Faktorovich

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When three of Britain's best-loved and best-selling authors each publish at least two novels with a historical rebellion theme, there might be an interesting pattern worth examining. This is a long overdue study of the previously overlooked rebellion novel genre, with a close look at the works of Sir Walter Scott (Waverly and Rob Roy), Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities and Barnaby Rudge), and Robert Louis Stevenson (Kidnapped and The Young Chevalier). The linguistic and structural formulas that these novels share are presented, along with a comparative study of how these authors individualized the genre to adjust it to their needs. Scott, Dickens and Stevenson were led to the rebellion genre by direct radical interests. They used the tools of political literary propaganda to assist the poor, disenfranchised and peripheral people, with whom they identified and hoped to see free from oppression and poverty.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 264
Release Date:: 2013-02-27
Publication Date:: 2013-03-13
Publisher:: McFarland
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0786471492
ISBN13:: 9780786471492
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 434 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 16 cm

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