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Historical fiction is a sub-genre of fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Stories in this genre, while fictional, make an honest attempt at capturing the spirit, manners, and social conditions of the person or time they represent with attention paid to detail and fidelity. [1] Historic fiction is found in books, magazines,[2] art, television, movies, games, theater, and other media. An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author

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Definition

Historic fiction presents readers with a story that takes place during a notable period in history, and usually during a significant event in that period.

Historic fiction often presents actual events from the point of view of people living in that time period.

In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in history, showing historical figures dealing with actual events while depicting them in a way that is not recorded in history. Other times, the historical event complements a story's narrative, occurring in the background while characters deal with events (personal or otherwise) wholly unrelated to recorded history. Sometimes, historical fiction can be for the most part true, but the names of people and places have been in some way altered.

As this is fiction, artistic license is permitted in regard to presentation and subject matter, so long as it does not deviate in significant ways from established history. Artistic license (also known as dramatic license, poetic license, narrative license, licentia poetica, or simply license) is a colloquial If events should deviate significantly, the story may then fall into the genre of alternate history, which is known for speculating on what could have happened if a significant historical event had gone differently. Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction On a similar note, events occurring in historical fiction must adhere to the laws of physics. Stories that extend into the magical or fantastic are often considered historical fantasy. Historical fantasy is a subgenre of Fantasy, related to Historical fiction.

Literature

For more details on this topic, see historical novel. An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author

Historical literature includes the works of authors that epitomize a specific period in history. Historical literature has been written since at least the 11th century BCE.

Authors

Media and culture

Works of historical fiction are not reserved exclusively to literature. Jack Whyte ( Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1940) is an author and Writer born and raised in Scotland, but living in A Dream of Eagles is a Historical novel series written by the Canadian author Jack Whyte. A Dream of Eagles is a Historical novel series written by the Canadian author Jack Whyte. Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410 Many films have been created which attempt to use a historic event or setting as a backdrop and actors portray fictional or historic figures set in these events. Below are a few notable examples.

Film and television

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Search Results for historical fiction - Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  2. ^ See, e. g. , Paradox Magazine, which publishes short stories in the historical fiction sub-genre. Paradox The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction (also known as Paradox Magazine or simply Paradox) is a semiannual

Dictionary

historical fiction

-noun

  1. A book, poem, movie, or video game based on real historical events, but in which the characters are not real, and the minor events may not be realistic.
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