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History and the Early English Novel

- Matters of Fact from Bacon to Defoe

About History and the Early English Novel

Robert Mayer explores the meaning of 'history' in the seventeenth century and shows how the narratives of Daniel Defoe, unlike those of Aphra Behn, were read in their own time as history. Mayer's study makes an important contribution to the debate about the origins of the modern novel in Britain.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521563772
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 264
  • Published:
  • April 2, 1997
  • Dimensions:
  • 158x236x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 508 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: December 19, 2024
Extended return policy to January 30, 2025

Description of History and the Early English Novel

Robert Mayer explores the meaning of 'history' in the seventeenth century and shows how the narratives of Daniel Defoe, unlike those of Aphra Behn, were read in their own time as history. Mayer's study makes an important contribution to the debate about the origins of the modern novel in Britain.

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