Hilary Mantel and the historical novel

Sara Knox

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperChapter

Abstract

Three years before Hilary Mantel's coup with Wolf Hall, scholar Suzanne Keen identified the cultural and economic preconditions in the United Kingdom for a comeback of literary historical fiction: changes to the National Curriculum that had led to greater emphasis on the teaching of history using methods peripheral to the discipline (the popularity, for instance, of novels as content vehicles for engendering student interest) and, more importantly, 'a booming heritage industry's focus on positive, marketable past capable of inspiring patriotism and attracting tourists' (Keen, 2005: 167).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTwenty-First-Century British Fiction
EditorsBianca Leggett, Tony Venezia
Place of PublicationU.K.
PublisherGylphi
Pages129-147
Number of pages19
ISBN (Electronic)9781780240237
ISBN (Print)9781780240213
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Mantel, Hilary, 1952-
  • novels
  • literature

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