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    Historical fiction as a genre

    PREPARED BY DASHA SERVATYNSKA


    Historical fiction is a literary genre where the story
    takes place in the past.
    Historical fiction transports readers to
    another time and place, either real or
    imagined.

    Writing historical fiction requires a balance of


    research and creativity, and while it often
    includes real people and events, the genre offers
    a fiction writer many opportunities to tell a
    wholly unique story.
    Historical fiction as we know it in contemporary Western
    literature dates back to the early 19th century.

    Sir Walter Scott, Honoré de


    Balzac, James Fenimore Cooper, and Leo Tolstoy were among the
    first novelists to explore the historical setting as its own concept for a
    book.
    5 Common Elements of Historical Fiction

    1.Setting: The setting is the most important part of a


    historical fiction novel. It should take place during an authentic
    period in history and be set in a real historical place.

    2.Plot: The plot in a historical fiction novel is a combination of


    real events and fictional events. You can invent characters,
    cities, and events, but they still must make sense to the time
    period.
    5 Common Elements of Historical Fiction

    3.Characters: The characters can be real, fictional,


    or both, but they should all look, speak, and act in
    ways that accurately reflect the era.

    4.Dialogue: The dialogue must be authentic to


    the time period and should reflect the status of the
    characters who are speaking.

    5.Conflict: The problems the characters encounter


    should be conflicts people of that era would
    encounter
    Types of Historical Fiction
    The general category of Historical Fiction is often called Documentary
    Fiction. It adheres closely to events of the era and strives to be as historically
    accurate as possible.


    Biographical Historical Fiction, tells the fictionalized story of a real
    person’s life. This category also includes stories about the history of a
    specific group of people, like Charles Johnson’s Middle Passage
    which details the terrors of the slave trade.

    Historical Series and Epics are works of Historical Fiction that cover
    many eras, often in several settings.

    Historical Mysteries and Thrillers have all the elements of the
    contemporary genre; they’re just set in the past. Set in a remote
    Icelandic coastal town in the 1680s, The Glass Woman (2019)
    by Caroline Lea features a newly-married woman questioning
    how her husband’s previous wife died.

    Historical Romance tells the burning love stories of the past.

    Historical Adventures often take readers on journeys by air,
    sea, or land.

    Historical Fantasy gives the author artistic license to change the
    details of the past while holding fast to others.

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