{"product_id":"history-meets-fiction","title":"History Meets Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs history factual, or just another form of fiction?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre there distinct boundaries between the two, or just extensive borderlands?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do novelists represent historians and history?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relationship between history and fiction has always been contentious and sometimes turbulent, not least because the two have traditionally been seen as mutually exclusive opposites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, new hybrid forms of writing – from historical fiction to docudramas to fictionalised biographies – have led to the blurring of boundaries, and given rise to the claim that history itself is just another form of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his thought-provoking new book, Beverley Southgate untangles this knotty relationship, setting his discussion in a broad historical and philosophical context. Throughout, Southgate invokes a variety of writers to illuminate his arguments, from Dickens and Proust, through Virginia Woolf and Daphne du Maurier, to such contemporary novelists as Tim O’Brien, Penelope Lively, and Graham Swift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in the many meeting points between history and fiction will find this an engaging, accessible and stimulating read. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45541395267822,"sku":"9781408220122","price":64.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781408220122.jpg?v=1720109775","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/history-meets-fiction","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}