The Female Figure in Contemporary Historical Fiction - by K Cooper & E Short (Hardcover)

About the Book

From 'The Other Boleyn Girl' to 'Fingersmith', this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can be seen as part of a wider feminist project to recover women's history.

Book Synopsis

From The Other Boleyn Girl to Fingersmith, this collection explores the popularity of female-centred historical novels in recent years. It asks how these representations are influenced by contemporary gender politics, and whether they can be seen as part of a wider feminist project to recover women's history.

About the Author

KYM BRINDLE Associate Lecturer, Lancaster University, UK AMY BURGE Postdoctoral candidate, University of York, UK JULIE CRANE Teaching Fellow, Durham University, UK ANNA GETHING Part-time Lecturer, Bath Spa University, UK SIAN HARRIS Teaching Fellow in Writing and Research, University of Exeter, UK THERESA JAMIESON Lecturer, Coventry University, UK NADINE MULLER Part-Time Lecturer, University of Brunel, UK CLAIRE O'CALLAGHAN Postdoctoral candidate, University of Leicester, UK SUSAN SELLERS Professor of English and Related Literature, University of St Andrews, UK ALICE THOMPSON Independent scholar, UK DIANA WALLACE Professor of English Literature, University of Glamorgan, UK