The Character of Truth: Historical Figures in Contemporary Fiction

by Naomi Jacobs and Professor Naomi Jacobs B.A. M.A. Ph.D.

Can the novel survive in an age when tales of historical figures and contemporary personalities dominate the reading lists of the book-buying public?

Naomi Jacobs addresses this question in a study of writers such as William Styron, E. L. Doctorow, and Robert Coover, who challenge the dominance of nonfiction by populating their fictions with real people, living and dead. Jacobs explores the genesis, varieties, and implications of this trend...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809316072
• ISBN13: 9780809316076
• Release Date: June 1990
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.5"