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The Historical Novelization

            I think that historical novelization can be defined as an accurate fictional story on historical event(s) set in the past. The purpose of historical fiction is to contextualize historical events that happened in the past, which is written in first-person perspective of a character involved in the historical event. Contextualizing the historical event means to provide a deeper understanding of the circumstances and concepts surrounding the event, how and why someone acted in a particular way, an understanding of bias from different perspectives, and most importantly feeling the emotions of the characters to grasp how the circumstances was like and thereafter understanding the reasons behind their actions. .
             Writing historical fiction is a tedious process. To write a fictional yet accurate story requires us to gather a wide range of sources to support the content that we are writing on to ensure the credibility of our story. In addition, we have to check to see if the sources we obtain are credible and check for corroboration with other sources to ensure that the sources that our story is based on is accurate, to ensure our story is well supported by credible sources and therefore accurate. This is an arduous task which our group faced in the writing of our story. .
             I like historical fiction because it is useful in allowing readers to understand the context of a historical event well. This is the huge advantage that historical fiction has over a history textbook explaining the historical event and concept in question. No matter how well the explanation is of a situation that happened in the past to account for actions/consequences of the people involved, it still will not encapsulate feelings and emotions of the people as compared to historical novelisation! Historical fiction allows people studying history to develop historical empathy and a stronger sense and deeper understanding of the context.


Essays Related to The Historical Novelization

1. Historical Analysis of Huck Finn

SOCIETY, THE WAY IT WAS: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKELBERRY FINN When using the historical approach to analyze literature, one relates the literary work to the time in which it was written. ... As a result, knowing a bit of history before reading a novel is a good idea. ... This characteristic of society during that time period could be found in the novel. ... At the end of the novel, Jim was considerably close to being hung himself. ... Mark Twain chose this and compiled such a magnificent novel. ...

  • Word Count: 986
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

2. Historically Accurate Writing - The Importance of Getting It Right

An issue closely related to historical accuracy is narrative voice. ... The historical fiction novel Raimundo Silva writes derived from the "not" is an example of Jose Saramago's underlying message about the proof reader's power to change history. The History of the Siege of Lisbon would have become a novel instead of a work of pure non-fiction if the "not" was left in place. ... He was trying to communicate that the historical content of a history book can be altered and inevitably change a historically accurate writing into historical fiction novel, not only fro...

  • Word Count: 2408
  • Approx Pages: 10
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

3. Analysis of The Novel A Land Remembered

Florida's favorite novel, "A Land Remembered- is a modern literary masterpiece. ... Smith's historical fiction novel gives a fictional, albeit accurate account of the history of Florida from its pioneer days in 1868, shortly after the American Civil war to 1968, arguably one of the most tumultuous years in the history of American culture. ... What makes the novel work is not so much its straight forward plot. ... This is a novel for both Floridians and history buffs and it gets at the essence of the human condition. ... Smith, is truly one of America's great novels. ...

  • Word Count: 399
  • Approx Pages: 2
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

4. The Scarlet Letter As A Historical Document

Another example that may support morality in the production of The Scarlet Letter, as a historical document, is the study Yvor Winters claims that "Puritans had allegorical morality," as well as the characters in Hawthorne's "chief masterpiece." ... However, some deny the historical credibility that this novel may provide. ... Theology aides in the novels understanding as proof that this Puritan community did exist. ... The readers see this association and delve into the story with more focus, therefore believing almost entirely this story, The Scarlet Letter, has some credibility in t...

  • Word Count: 1014
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Romance and tradition in the princess bride

The reader can choose whether to read the novel as satire or fantasy. ... In the beginning of the novel, Goldman skillfully introduces "himself- as the abridger of an original work: Morgenstern's The Princess Bride. ... Goldman makes it appear as though Morgenstern intended The Princess Bride to be a historical satire. ... In fact, the frame narrative is the key to the satire in the novel, and it is " William Goldman s- interruptions throughout that allow for the satire to be conveyed successfully. ... Morgenstern's The Princess Bride is intended to be a funny historical sa...

  • Word Count: 1401
  • Approx Pages: 6
  • Grade Level: High School

6. O Pioneers! - Historical Context

The novel, O Pioneers!... Cather's characters, through the main character Alexandra, and everyone she interacts with is evident demonstrations of the type of historical context the novel entails. Through her novel, Cather can demonstrate challenges Americans faced during the late 1800s and the early 1900s, particularly in situations such as isolation and inevitable loneliness, and about gender roles. Throughout the novel, Alexandra is continually abandoned through the death of her father, fleeing neighbors, Carl's departure, her brother's endeavors, and his eventual death. ......

  • Word Count: 649
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

7. Book Review of King Leopold's Ghost

Book Review of King Leopold's Ghost, by The historical novel, King Leopold's Ghost did an excellent job of portraying the events of that time period. Many students would think that reading a historical novel would just be like reading any old history book, but reading this novel was much easier than reading a history textbook. ... Also, the author seemed to place other historical events into the novel that had not yet occurred. ... Placing such historical figures and events in a novel such as this also made it harder to understand. ... It distracts the reader from what is going...

  • Word Count: 641
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

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