LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
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A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
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A narrative without characters
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A narrative that takes place in the past.
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Detailed explanation-1: -historical novel, a novel that has as its setting a period of history and that attempts to convey the spirit, manners, and social conditions of a past age with realistic detail and fidelity (which is in some cases only apparent fidelity) to historical fact.
Detailed explanation-2: -Historical Fiction is set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author’s imagination as they fill in the gaps. Characters can be pure fiction or based on real people (often, it’s both).
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: Historical fiction is stories set in the past. Historical fiction seeks to recreate the aura of a time past, reconstructing characters, events, movements, ways of life, and the spirit of a bygone day. The time period–and its portrayal–is at the core of the story.
Detailed explanation-4: -Edgeworth’s novel Castle Rackrent (1800) is “the first fully developed regional novel in English” as well as “the first true historical novel in English” and an important influence on Walter Scott. Peacock was primarily a satirist in novels such as Nightmare Abbey (1818) and The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829).