Historical Fiction

HISTORICAL FICTION: 

HISTORICAL FICTION

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Historical fiction is a sub-genre of fiction that often portrays alternate accounts or dramatization of historical figures or events. 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.Historic fiction is found in books, magazines, art, television movies, games, theater, and other media

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Historical 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.

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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.

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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. 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. 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

Literature: 

Literature 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. Egyptian Story of Wenamun The Waverley Novels, by Sir Walter Scott (over 40 distinct books) A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus Mr. Tucket, by Gary Paulsen

Authors: 

Authors Jean M. Auel: The Earth's Children Series set in pre-historic Europe Adam Bagdasarian: Forgotten Fire Caleb Carr: Wrote The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness James Clavell: The Asian Saga Bernard Cornwell: Sharpe series set in 19th century Europe and India, and other works set elsewhere. E.L. Doctorow: Ragtime C. S. Forester: Hornblower series and others

Film and television : 

Film and television The Tudors - A dramatic television series observing the reign of Henry VIII. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters from Iwo Jima directed by Clint Eastwood Memoirs of a Geisha - A fictional account of the life of a Geisha set in World War II Japan. Based on the book of the same name. Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis - A simple man is woven into major American historical events from the 1950s to the turn of the century.

Historical Fiction Novels: 

Historical Fiction Novels

Historical Fiction Series: 

Historical Fiction Series

HistoricalFiction Films: 

Historical Fiction Films