The Historical Novel
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The Historical Novel is a seminal work of literary theory by György Lukács that analyzes the development and social function of the historical novel as a genre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Historical Novel canonical | 2 |
| The Historical Novel (English edition) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of literary theory ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
aesthetics
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comparative literature ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| analyzes |
19th-century historical novels
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works of Walter Scott ⓘ |
| author | György Lukács ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
development of the historical novel as a genre
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relationship between literature and history ⓘ social function of the historical novel ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | György Lukács ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
The Historical Novel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Historical Novel (English edition)
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| influenced |
later Marxist literary criticism
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theory of the historical novel ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
historical specificity
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realist representation of history ⓘ totality of social relations ⓘ typical characters ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxist literary criticism
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historical fiction ⓘ historical novel ⓘ realism in literature ⓘ |
| movement |
Marxism
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Marxist literary theory ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der historische Roman ⓘ |
| periodDiscussed |
19th century Europe
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French Revolution era ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| positionInOeuvre | major work of György Lukács ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| publisher | Luchterhand Literaturverlag ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxist aesthetics
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dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| title | The Historical Novel self-link ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Historical Novel (English edition)