THE HISTORICAL NOVEL: AN INVITATION TO KNOW OUR PAST

History is often rewritten because of various reasons and there are different types of texts referring to history. As Patricia Fumero also states, there are two main differences between fiction writers and historians: on one hand, historical novels offer the writer the possibility to recreate those...

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Published inEuromentor Journal - Studies about education Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 82 - 88
Main Author Mihaescu, Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bucharest Editura Pro Universitaria 01.06.2015
Pro Universitaria Publishing House
Christian University Dimitrie Cantemir, Department of Education
Subjects
Authors
Fiction
Historical fiction
Imagination
Literary criticism
Literary Genres
Literary Texts
Novels
War
Writers
historical novel
literature
history
fiction
past
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Summary:History is often rewritten because of various reasons and there are different types of texts referring to history. As Patricia Fumero also states, there are two main differences between fiction writers and historians: on one hand, historical novels offer the writer the possibility to recreate those events that are incompletely represented in the primary sources, and, on the other hand, the research done on sources related to a certain historical character can help the writer draw certain conclusions or think of certain hypotheses. Unfortunately, a historian or a biographer cannot benefit from such privileges.
ISSN:2067-7839
2068-780X
2247-9376