History and Fiction in the Novels of Robert Graves
Amany Mohamed Fouad El-Refaey;
Abstract
The thesis discusses the relationship between history and fiction in the novels of Robert Graves with the aim of locating his novels
in time. This is done by the analysis and interpretation of his autobiographical and critical writings to arrive at a concept of history that can be used in the analysis of the historical novels in question.
The thesis is divided into four chapters and a conclusion.
Chapter 1: “History and fiction”
This chapter deals with the theoretical definitions and relations.
• Definitions of history.
• The rise of Historicism.
• Historicism and the historical novel.
• Graves’ historical novels in question.
Chapter 2: “History and the Reconstruction of the Past”
This chapter is devoted to the analysis of history and the reconstruction of the past in I Claudius (1939) and Claudius the God and his wife Messalina (1943) which are not merely in the modern sense novels but they are also precise careful reconstruction from all the available sources from the Rome of Augustus, Tiberius and Claudius himself; to this end Graves made use of all his interests in the history of archeology of the ancient classical world especially in the military and political matters, and in the psychology of violence and crime.
Chapter 3: History and Society in Wife to Mr Milton
This chapter is devoted to the study of Graves’ wife to Mr Milton (1944) which is enriched with pictures of social life of England in the seventeen forties.
The national British History is treated as a blend of the historical and social circumstances in Britain in the seventeen forties which was the age of increasing religious cranks and creeds of historical controversies besides the considerable campaigning interest.
Chapter 4 History and Religion in King Jesus (1946)
This chapter analyses king Jesus as a religious reinterpretation of the biblical history.
In King Jesus Graves sets out a hypothesis which turns all Jewish and Christian traditions completely upside down as the Jesus of Graves’ book is not the sacrificed savior but the last heir to the throne of Judah.
In conclusion the thesis relates the findings of the study of the novels in question.
in time. This is done by the analysis and interpretation of his autobiographical and critical writings to arrive at a concept of history that can be used in the analysis of the historical novels in question.
The thesis is divided into four chapters and a conclusion.
Chapter 1: “History and fiction”
This chapter deals with the theoretical definitions and relations.
• Definitions of history.
• The rise of Historicism.
• Historicism and the historical novel.
• Graves’ historical novels in question.
Chapter 2: “History and the Reconstruction of the Past”
This chapter is devoted to the analysis of history and the reconstruction of the past in I Claudius (1939) and Claudius the God and his wife Messalina (1943) which are not merely in the modern sense novels but they are also precise careful reconstruction from all the available sources from the Rome of Augustus, Tiberius and Claudius himself; to this end Graves made use of all his interests in the history of archeology of the ancient classical world especially in the military and political matters, and in the psychology of violence and crime.
Chapter 3: History and Society in Wife to Mr Milton
This chapter is devoted to the study of Graves’ wife to Mr Milton (1944) which is enriched with pictures of social life of England in the seventeen forties.
The national British History is treated as a blend of the historical and social circumstances in Britain in the seventeen forties which was the age of increasing religious cranks and creeds of historical controversies besides the considerable campaigning interest.
Chapter 4 History and Religion in King Jesus (1946)
This chapter analyses king Jesus as a religious reinterpretation of the biblical history.
In King Jesus Graves sets out a hypothesis which turns all Jewish and Christian traditions completely upside down as the Jesus of Graves’ book is not the sacrificed savior but the last heir to the throne of Judah.
In conclusion the thesis relates the findings of the study of the novels in question.
Other data
| Title | History and Fiction in the Novels of Robert Graves | Other Titles | التاريخ والخيال في روايات روبرت جريفز | Authors | Amany Mohamed Fouad El-Refaey | Issue Date | 2009 |
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