Knightly Gentlemen: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and His Historical Novels
Description:
This thesis analyzes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contribution to the revival of chivalric ideals in late Victorian England. The primary sources of this study are Doyle's historical novels and the secondary sources address the different aspects of the revival of the chivalric ideals. The first two chapters introduce Doyle's historical novels, and the final four chapters define the revival, the class and gender issues surrounding the revival, and the illustration of these in Doyle's novels. The conc…
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Date:
August 1993
Creator:
Durrer, Rebecca A. (Rebecca Ann)
Partner:
UNT Libraries