The house of Desdemona; or, The laurels and limitations of historical fiction
Lion Feuchtwanger, Harold A. Bisilius (Translator)
First English translation of a work by the German novelist analyzing and defining the historical novel
Waynebook, no. 12
Historical fiction
236 pages 21 cm
474963
PART ONE: A REVIEW OF PUBLISHED HISTORICAL FICTION. The popular novel : Alexandre Dumas
The serious historical novel : Walter Scott
The American historical novel PART TWO: THE MOTIVATIONS AND OBJECTIVES OF HISTORICAL FICTION. Why contemporary materials are disguised in history
The genesis of an historical novel Appendices : The genesis and history of composition of The house of Desdemona
Bibliography of German originals by Lion Feuchtwanger and their American translations
Index