Wills, Adele,  1963- <br/><br/>
Texts through history / 
Adele Wills 
 - London :  Routledge,  2004 
 - ix, 83 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Routledge A level English guides .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>1. Introductory principles ; Why is history important? ; How does history shape a text? ; Attitudes and values ; The individual within history ; Genre ; Language change ; Reader response -- 2. Attitudes and values: the legend of King Arthur ; Idealising the legend: the chivalric code ; Challenging the legend -- 3. Attitudes and values: history and regional identity ; Scottish history and William Wallace ; Accent and dialect ; The twentieth century novel: developing attitudes -- 4. Attitudes and values: history and race ; Romanticism and India ; Consumption and the East ; India and conflict -- 5. Genres over time ; Tragedy: the development of a genre ; Tragedy as comedy ; A modern tragedy ; Tragedy in the novel -- 6. Taking stock and moving forward ; Text or Context 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415319102 (pbk.)  RM59.05 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History in literature<br/>History--Methodology<br/>Literature and history<br/>Literature--History and criticism<br/>Historiography