Celebrity and Scandalous Fiction

C TUITE

Book Chapter

Celebrity and Scandalous Fiction

C TUITE

The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 2: English and British Fiction 1750-1820 | Oxford University Press | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199574803.003.0021

Abstract

NLIKE poetry and drama, the novel belongs entirely within the sphere of recorded history. Novels, like historical records, are written texts superseding the worlds of myth, of epic poetry, and oral storytelling. Typically they are commercial ...

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Keywords

Literary Celebrity

Scandal Fiction