Ruritania: A Cultural History, from the Prisoner of Zenda to the Princess Diaries

by Nicholas Daly

This is a book about the long cultural shadow cast by a single bestselling novel, Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), which introduced Ruritania, a colourful pocket kingdom. In this swashbuckling tale, Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll impersonates the king of Ruritania to foil a coup, but faces a dilemma when he falls for the lovely Princess Flavia. Hope's novel inspired stage and screen adaptations, place names, and even a board game, but it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198836600
• ISBN13: 9780198836605
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"