02939cam a22004815i 4500 78435 78435 BJBSDDR 20230410130659.0 ta 151002t20162016mnu b 000 0 eng d 9781555977436 155597743X spa DLC eng PN 3383 B815a 2016 808.3 Bram, Christopher, author. 1952- The art of history : unlocking the past in fiction and nonfiction / Christopher Bram. History Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2016] Ã2016 162 pages ; 18 cm. The art of series Includes bibliographical references. "The nearest exit may be behind you" -- Exhibits A and B: two tales -- Ghosts in the details -- Lives and other stories -- Exhibit C: War and peace -- The macro and the micro -- Exhibit D: American slavery -- The comedy of history -- Endings. "One has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up by Downton Abbey or Wolf Hall to know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. Acclaimed novelist Christopher Bram examines how writers as disparate as Gabriel García Márquez, David McCullough, Toni Morrison, Leo Tolstoy, and many others have employed history in their work. Unique among the Art of series, The Art of History engages with both fiction and narrative nonfiction to reveal varied strategies of incorporating and dramatizing historical detail. Bram challenges popular notions about historical narratives as he examines both successful and flawed passages to illustrate how authors from different genres treat subjects that loom large in American history, such as slavery and the Civil War. And he delves deep into the reasons why War and Peace endures as a classic of historical fiction. Bram's keen insight and close reading of a wide array of authors make The Art of History an essential volume for any lover of historical narrative." -- Publisher's description Narration (Rhetoric) History in literature. Historiography. Fiction Technique. Nonfiction novel Technique. Creative writing. Creative nonfiction. Creative nonfiction. fast (OCoLC)fst01750021 Creative writing. fast (OCoLC)fst00882489 Fiction Technique. fast (OCoLC)fst00923755 Historiography. fast (OCoLC)fst00958221 History in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00958338 Narration (Rhetoric) fast (OCoLC)fst01032927 Nonfiction novel Technique. fast (OCoLC)fst01038737 Art of series. lcc BK lmm 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 3 0 PN 3383 B815a 2016 00000120567 2018-10-25 00:00:00 2018-10-25 bk