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HISTORY AND FICTION M Esterman, 2009
DEFINITIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Both definitions are from The Macquarie Dictionary, 2 nd  Revision, 1990.
ACTIVITY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
FEATURES OF FICTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
FEATURES OF HISTORY ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EXAMPLE: THE DA VINCI CODE ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
CONTENT AND FORM ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],By limiting your analysis to these two core elements, you will be able to more briefly discuss this debate in your essays.
HISTORY, HISTORICAL FICTION, FICTION? It is important to compare features of these texts in order to assess their nature. Examples Fiction History Troy  (2003) Herodotus,  The Histories Crusades: Crescent and Cross  (2003) BOS Source Book of Readings Journal Article about historiography Shakespeare,  Hamlet
COMMON FEATURES OF  HISTORY AND FICTION Objectivity Evidence Peer review/public scrutiny Narrative form Audience To inform/educate To entertain Argument and debate Invention and creativity Characters Plot Setting Others?
OTHER ISSUES TO CONSIDER ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
COMPARING HISTORIANS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NO RIGHT ANSWERS? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
POTENTIAL SOLUTION ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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History and fiction

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  • 8. HISTORY, HISTORICAL FICTION, FICTION? It is important to compare features of these texts in order to assess their nature. Examples Fiction History Troy (2003) Herodotus, The Histories Crusades: Crescent and Cross (2003) BOS Source Book of Readings Journal Article about historiography Shakespeare, Hamlet
  • 9. COMMON FEATURES OF HISTORY AND FICTION Objectivity Evidence Peer review/public scrutiny Narrative form Audience To inform/educate To entertain Argument and debate Invention and creativity Characters Plot Setting Others?
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