Est-il possible ­d’inscrire ­l’histoire dans une nouvelle ? Question théorique et révision critique à la lumière de la comparaison entre la nouvelle française et espagnole du xix^e siècle

The nineteenth century is the century of the novel and the fantastic tale, but it is also that of the novella and historical subject matter. The very reach of history might question its ­compatibility with a genre whose supposed traits are brevity and narrativity. Following an exposé of the literary-theoretical question, we put the vast inventory of studies into perspective.