"The Historical Novel: An Essay" by Herbert Butterfield is an analysis that looks at historical novels and their connection to history, saying these novels are a special way to learn about the past. The essay talks about important writers, like Sir Walter Scott, and how their books turn historical events into interesting stories that readers enjoy. Butterfield's essay explains that historical novels bring the past alive in the reader's mind, combining true history with storytelling. He thinks about how memory and feelings play a role, suggesting that historical fiction helps readers connect with the past on a personal and emotional level, going beyond just the facts. Butterfield sees these novels not only as stories but also as important tools for understanding and relating to history.
The historical novel : $b An essay
By Herbert Butterfield
Explore how stories based on the past blend fact and feeling to help us truly understand history.
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About the AuthorSir Herbert Butterfield was an English historian and philosopher of history, who was Regius Professor of Modern History and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is remembered chiefly for a short volume early in his career entitled The Whig Interpretation of History (1931) and for his Origins of Modern Science (1949). Butterfield turned increasingly to historiography and man's developing view of the past. Butterfield was a devout Christian and reflected at length on Christian influences in historical perspectives.
Sir Herbert Butterfield was an English historian and philosopher of history, who was Regius Professor of Modern History and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He is remembered chiefly for a short volume early in his career entitled The Whig Interpretation of History (1931) and for his Origins of Modern Science (1949). Butterfield turned increasingly to historiography and man's developing view of the past. Butterfield was a devout Christian and reflected at length on Christian influences in historical perspectives.
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