Writing historical fiction, a writers' and artists' companion, Celia Brayfield and Duncan Sprott
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Writing historical fiction, a writers' and artists' companion, Celia Brayfield and Duncan Sprott
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Writing historical fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
830370069
Responsibility statement
Celia Brayfield and Duncan Sprott
Sub title
a writers' and artists' companion
Summary
"With advice from leading international and bestselling writers, this book provides all the practical advice you need to write historical fiction succesfully"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Machine generated contents note: -- PART 1: HISTORICAL FICTION REFLECTIONS 1 by Celia Brayfield 1. The Past Polemical : Voices Heard and Voices Silenced 2. Love and Sex, Fact and Fiction: Interpreting the Emotional and Physical Reality of Past Times 3. History and Hollywood: Historical Fiction in Adaptation 4. Dialogue and Speech Schemes: Accessibility, Authenticity and Understanding 5. Speculative History: What Can We Learn by Asking What If? 6. Heroine Addiction: The Female Protagonist in Historical Fiction REFLECTIONS 2 by Duncan Sprott 7. Resurrection Man: Why Historical Fiction? Why I Do What I Do 8. Telling Lies About the Past: Homer, Herodotus, Virgil 9. Not Quite Proper? The Historical Novel as a 'Discredited Class' of Novel 10. Away With the Pharaohs: Reflections on the Delight/Nightmare of Writing About Antiquity 11. Talking With Ghosts: Some Justifications for Historical Fiction A SHORT HISTORY OF HISTORICAL FICTION 12. Ancient 13. Medieval 14. Early Modern 15. Modern 16. Postmodern & the Future PART 2: GUEST CONTRIBUTIONS Peter Ackroyd Margaret Atwood John Banville Madison Smartt Bell Pat Barker Ronan Bennett Peter Carey Tracey Chevalier Lindsey Davis Sarah Dunant Umberto Eco Ken Follett Antonia Fraser Charles Fraser Jane Gardam Margaret George Amitav Ghosh Arthur Golden Philippa Gregory Kate Grenville Robert Harris Kazuo Ishiguro Christian Jacq Barbara Kingsolver Jonathan Littell David Malouf Hilary Mantel Allan Massie Ian McEwan Valerio Massimo Manfredi Andrew Miller Timothy Mo Orhan Pamuk Iain Pears Manda Scott Wilbur Smith Patrick Suskind Colm Toibin Barry Unsworth Gore Vidal Alison Weir Louisa Young PART 3: EXERCISES AND APPLICATIONS 1. Beginning How to Get Going Finding Your Voice Finding a Subject Choosing Your Period 2. Research Compiling a Reading List Advice from Experts What You'll Need to Know Genealogical Research and Family Records Archives and How to Use Them Libraries of Record Museums, Art Galleries, Historic Houses Historical Societies and Journals Online Sources A Research Plan 3. Writing Idea into Action Spaces between Words Writing a Life Voices Making it Happen Animating a Character Building a Storyworld 4. Exercises 5. Finally Fresh Eyes: Editing and Re-writing Ending Writing Courses Getting Published: Agents, Publishers, Grants, Online Publishing What NOT To Do Reading Lists and Bibliography Index
Target audience
adult
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