Ancient Rome in the English novel, by Randolph Faries, 2d

About this eBook

Author

Faries, Randolph, 1890-1938

Title

Ancient Rome in the English novel: a study in English historical fiction

Original Publication

United States: Lyons & Armor, Printers,1923.

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Historical fiction, American -- History and criticism

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 68741

Release Date

August 13, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ANCIENT ROME IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.I Definition of the Field — A. IMPORTANT NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE
5. 5.II Genesis of the Novel of Roman Life — A. THE FIRST TRUE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE — B. THE INFLUENCE OF “VATHEK” ON THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE — C. THE INFLUENCE OF THE “BYRONIC ROMANCE” ON THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE — D. THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE IN A FULLY DEVELOPED FORM
6. 6.III Principal Lines of Development of the Novel of Roman Life from 1834 to the Present Day — A. NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE WHICH SHOW EVIDENCE OF THE SCHOLARSHIP OF GREAT PREACHERS — B. THOROUGHNESS IN SCHOLARSHIP, RESULTING IN PART FROM THE INFLUENCE OF SUCH GERMAN SCHOLARS AS BECKER,—BECKER’S “GALLUS” — C. GERMAN FOLLOWERS OF SCOTT—THE GERMAN NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE; ITS INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH NOVEL — REVIEW OF THE INFLUENCE OF GERMAN SCHOLARS AND AUTHORS — D. TWO PEDANTIC NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE — E. NOVELS WRITTEN BY SO-CALLED “POPULAR” NOVELISTS, WHO RELY ON THE MELODRAMATIC FOR THEIR APPEAL; THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE “POPULAR” NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE FROM 1843 TO THE PRESENT DAY — F. INFLUENCE OF FRENCH NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE — G. NOVELS WRITTEN BY TEACHERS OF ROMAN HISTORY OR OF THE CLASSICS — H. NOVELS WRITTEN BY AUTHORS WHO HAVE PORTRAYED ROMAN LIFE FROM AN ESTHETIC VIEWPOINT
7. 7.IV In Conclusion
8. 8.FOOTNOTES
9. 9.Bibliography — Explanation — Novels of Roman Life, and Their By-Products — 1. NOVELS CONNECTED WITH THE GENESIS OF THE NOVEL OF ROMAN LIFE. (See § II, p. 17. ) — 2. IMPORTANT NOVELS BY PREACHERS. (See § III, A, p. 34 .) — 3. TWO NOVELS BY PEDANTS. (See § III, D, p. 73 .) — 4. IMPORTANT NOVELS BY TEACHERS. (v. III, G. ) — 5. ARTISTIC NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE. (See § III, H, p. 108 .) — 6. POPULAR NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE, INCLUDING THOSE NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED. (See § III, E, p. 75 , and F, p. 90 .) — 7. BOOKS FOR BOYS, INCLUDING MOST BOOKS ON ROMAN BRITAIN. (See p. 10 and p. 96 .) — 8. STORIES OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. (See p. 39 and p. 53 .) — 9. BOOKS LISTED AS NOVELS OF ROMAN LIFE. (Date of Publication Uncertain.) — 10. RELIGIOUS STORIES. (Date of Publication Uncertain.)

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