Construction of a Historical Aesthetics and Consciousness: The Historical Novel of John Galt, 1779-1839

Abstract

Construction of a Historical Aesthetics and Consciousness: The Historical Novel of John Galt, 1779-1839

Abstract

The aim of this article is assess the underlying perceptions of history and establishment of concurrent realities in the historical novels of John Galt , a contemporary of Walter Scott. The early nineteenth century is crucial in the development of new narrative styles composed as novels that furnished new rising national and theoretical ideas a flexible and exhaustive locus. The narrative styles were developing hand in hand with the immense rise of new approaches to literature as well as history. The popular genre, i.e. the novel, offered various perspectives to the issues at stake. The historical novel thus was able to offer the discourses of the past and their relevance to their day in multi dimensional ways. Here, thus, one key aspect is the narrative that tells the story, creates a trust and convinces the reader making the past experience the one of the reader

Keywords

• John Galt, Historical Novel, Narrative, Authoritative Voice, Credibility of Narrative.

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