Is History Fiction? (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Ann Curthoys

The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces History's doubleness and divided nature, beginning with its founding figures, Herodotus and Thucydides, right up to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0369370805
• ISBN13: 9780369370808
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Length: 852 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"