TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bram,Christopher
TI  - The art of history: unlocking the past in fiction and nonfiction 
SN  - 9781555977436
AV  - PN 3383 B815a 2016
U1  - 808.3 
PY  - 2016///
KW  - Narration (Rhetoric)
KW  - History in literature
KW  - Historiography
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Technique
KW  - Nonfiction novel
KW  - Creative writing
KW  - Creative nonfiction
KW  - fast
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -