![]() ![]() When does “ contemporary” end, and “ historical” begin? What about novels that are part historical, part contemporary? And how much distortion of history will we allow before a book becomes more fantasy than historical? There will never be a satisfactory answer to these questions, but these are the arbitrary decisions we’ ve made. There are problems with defining historical novels, as with defining any genre. Richard Lee, the founder of the Historical Novel Society, provides a good definition of the genre: ![]() Historical fiction is one of the most popular narrative genres, not least because it allows the reader to delve into the past and discover the culture, lifestyle, or political thought of a certain historical period in an enjoyable and interesting way. ![]() Reception, Recovery, Reinvention of the Ancient World in Current Popular Culture The Present of Antiquity, 185‑219 ![]()
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