15 Facts About Historical fiction

Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional.

An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period.

Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity because of readerly criticism or genre expectations for accurate period details.

Historical fiction wrote the popular novel Quo Vadis, which was about Nero's Rome and the early Christians and has been adapted several times for film, in 1913,1924,1951,2001 to only name the most prominent.

Historical fiction rose to prominence in Europe during the early 19th century as part of the Romantic reaction to the Enlightenment, especially through the influence of the Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott, whose works were immensely popular throughout Europe.

Related searches

Rachel Dyer influenced future American fiction set in this period, like The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne which is one of the most famous 19th-century American historical novels.

Alexandre Dumas wrote several popular historical fiction novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

Historical fiction's novels played an important in shaping the collective consciousness of modern Arabs during the Nahda period and educated them about their history.

Historical fiction's reputation began with the bestselling work, Jud Suß, set in the eighteenth century, as well as historical novels written primarily in exile in France and California, including most prominently the Josephus trilogy set in Ancient Rome, Goya, and his novel Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo - set in Medieval Spain.

Historical fiction's books sold in record numbers in the 1930s and the early 1940s.

Historical fiction has long been a popular genre in Sweden, especially since the 1960s a huge number of historical novels has been written.

Historical fiction narratives have found their way in comics and graphic novels.

Historical fiction gained notoriety for his play The Romans in Britain, first staged at the National Theatre in October 1980, which drew parallels between the Roman invasion of Britain in 54BC and the contemporary British military presence in Northern Ireland.

Historical fiction reenactment is an educational or entertainment activity in which people follow a plan to recreate aspects of a historical event or period.

Historical fiction interprets the advent of the "genuinely" historical novel at the beginning of the 19th century in terms of two developments, or processes.