Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the setting of particular real historical events. Although the term is...
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contrast to fiction, creators of non-fiction assume responsibility for presenting information (and sometimes opinion) based only in historical and factual...
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Slovene historical fiction in form of historical tale (zgodovinska povest) or historical novel (zgodovinski roman) is besides rural story the central national...
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crime, fantasy, romance, science fiction and horror—as well as perhaps Western, inspirational and historical fiction. Slipstream genre is sometimes thought...
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historiography, what is now called "speculative fiction" has previously been termed "historical invention", "historical fiction", and other similar names. These terms...
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romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. Historical drama can be differentiated from historical fiction, which generally present fictional characters...
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about historical novels, see Category:Historical novels. For a comprehensive list by time period on historical fiction in general see list of historical fiction...
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Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts...
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of genre fiction has developed within academia in recent decades.: 115, 131 Some categories of literary fiction, such as historical fiction, magic realism...
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Geoffrey Bilson Award (redirect from Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction)
Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth...
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Non-fiction typically aims to present topics objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. However, some non-fiction ranges...
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This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by...
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from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres...
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Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or...
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Booker Prize (redirect from Booker Prize for Fiction)
The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each...
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Gothic fiction, sometimes called Gothic horror (primarily in the 20th century), is a loose literary aesthetic of fear and haunting. The name refers to...
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for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by...
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Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic"...
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American author of children's books, with several series of fiction, non-fiction and historical fiction works found in thousands of libraries and translated...
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Alternate history (redirect from Alternative history (fiction))
fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history. As conjecture based upon historical...
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Regency novel (redirect from Regency fiction)
Regency fiction, or later fiction set within the Regency era. - These include romance novels (called "Regency romances"), historical fiction, detective...
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Historical linguistics, also known as diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of how languages change over time. It seeks to understand the nature...
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historical figure as a way of bringing history to life. Historical figures are often represented in fiction, where fact and fancy are combined. In earlier traditions...
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Nigel Tranter (redirect from Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286)
history and architecture, both fiction and non-fiction. He was best-known for his popular and well-researched historical novels, covering centuries of...
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List of genres (section Historical fiction)
series can be classified as both). Military fiction: A story about a war or battle that can either be historical or fictional. It usually follows the events...
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The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. These works are set in a time...
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specializing in historical fiction. Her nonfiction work has been published in anthologies and periodicals such as Texas Monthly and Southwestern Historical Quarterly...
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The non-fiction novel is a literary genre that, broadly speaking, depicts non-fictional elements, such as real historical figures and actual events, woven...
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Fantasy (redirect from Fantasy fiction)
eighteenth century BC, preserves a mixture of stories with elements of historical fiction, fantasy, and satire. Egyptian funerary texts preserve mythological...
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them American, and spanning a wide range of categories from historical fiction to historical mystery. Notably, it won the Kirkus Prize. The book opens in...
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