Code
01N00812
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 October 2017
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Humanities
- Comparative literature studies
- Literatures in English
- Literatures in Spanish
Keywords
historical novel
spanish literature
English literature
exile
Project description
This project focuses on historical novels written in English by Spanish exiles in London from 1822 to 1834. It examines how these writers, arriving in Britain during the heyday of Walter Scott, embraced the new form of historical novel he innovated. The project explores how the standpoint of exile transforms the genre and its reflection upon history and national identity.