Essays about: "Philippa Gregory"

Found 2 essays containing the words Philippa Gregory.

  1. 1. Harlot or Heroine? The portrayal of Anne Boleyn in three contemporary historical novels written by women : A comparative study of The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, The Lady in the Tower by Jean Plaidy, and Queen of Subtleties by Suzannah Dunn.

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Anna Sylwan; [2020]
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  3. 2. It's a Matter of Perspective: History, Fiction and Narrative in ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’ by Philippa Gregory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Emma Lundholm; [2017]
    Keywords : Philippa Gregory; ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’; History and Fiction; Narratology; New Historicism; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay explores the relationship between ‘history’ and ‘fiction’ in Philippa Gregory’s historical novel The Other Boleyn Girl (2001). Taking a broadly New Historicist approach to that relationship, the essay examines how the fictional aspects of Gregory’s text are handled in relation to historical ‘fact’, how Gregory’s story illustrates the ways in which an historical novel can be used to address contemporary concerns, and how the choice of narrator plays a key role in both respects. READ MORE