Review of Lionel Gossman, Between History and Literature; and Clare A. Simmons, Reversing the Conquest: History and Myth in Nineteenth Century British Literature

Abstract

Considers both books of great value to scholars: Gossman’s intriguing analysis of the relationship of literature and history explores questions of genre and epistemology, while Simmons’ study of England’s Anglo- Saxon heritage is a compendium of knowledge about the topic.