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THE HISTORICAL NOVEL: AN INVITATION TO KNOW OUR PAST
THE HISTORICAL NOVEL: AN INVITATION TO KNOW OUR PAST

Author(s): Cristina Mihăescu
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: history; literature; fiction; historical novel; past.

Summary/Abstract: 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.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 82-88
  • Page Count: 7
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