Texts through history - Wills, Adele, 1963- (London : Routledge, 2004)
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: History in literature; History -- Methodology; Literature and history; Literature -- History and criticism; Historiography