 | Novel Cleopatras: Romance Historiography and the Dido Tradition in English Fiction, 1688–1785 Subjects: English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Cleopatra Queen of Egypt –30 B.C. -- In literature; Dido (Legendary character) in literature; History in literature; Mythology in litera; Advocating a revised history of the eighteenth-century novel, Novel Cleopatras showcases the novel's origins in ancient mythology, its relation to epic narrative, and its connection to neoclassical print culture. Horejsi Nicole : Nicole Horejsi is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at California State University in Los Angeles. |
