tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post2791863444285813450..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: Historical Fiction: The Next Big Thing?Mark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-44429726867870482502023-05-26T22:38:27.204-07:002023-05-26T22:38:27.204-07:00I have just finished delivering a course on the hi...I have just finished delivering a course on the history of Europe and the Mediterraneaan world, beginning in the Bronze Age, and ending in the year 2000. I did make a one-class foray into the present century, taking in 9/11, the Iraq War, Net Zero, and Putin's Russia.Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-43394811177898445952016-12-28T08:51:45.172-08:002016-12-28T08:51:45.172-08:00I remember studying the Vietnam War at uni and my ...I remember studying the Vietnam War at uni and my dad having a fit as that 'wasn't history' - now my son is studying the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall,it's all perception!Catherine Hokinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251036106757891834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-8351069999909685802016-10-02T11:35:18.103-07:002016-10-02T11:35:18.103-07:00"...more fiction reflecting the cultural, eth..."...more fiction reflecting the cultural, ethnic and sexual diversity of past societies would be welcome"<br /><br />Amen to that!Alice Poonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609401410736190370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-6756169089046761932016-10-02T07:29:12.427-07:002016-10-02T07:29:12.427-07:00How interesting to consider 'the next big thin...How interesting to consider 'the next big thing' and thoughts about fictionalized biographies. I wonder if those enjoying these biopic novels desire more history with their stories and less fiction? Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160568030663074264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-60218656608132391462016-09-11T03:15:52.641-07:002016-09-11T03:15:52.641-07:00I'm currently writing a novel about an anthrop...I'm currently writing a novel about an anthropologist who wrote several books and essays. However, I've decided to change his name for the very reason that I couldn't bear the weight of fictionalising (is that a word!) his real life! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-81485810517874069422016-09-09T20:34:18.091-07:002016-09-09T20:34:18.091-07:00I don't know the markets, I only know what int...I don't know the markets, I only know what interests me. I think we all have our favorite periods and places, though I like the idea of learning about the diversity in those places.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-12888541557098403912016-09-08T06:02:02.975-07:002016-09-08T06:02:02.975-07:00Thanks, Mark, for your insightful article. Althoug...Thanks, Mark, for your insightful article. Although I was but a "babe" in WWII-Europe, I still find it difficult to read that particular HistFic (mostly now from the victor's POV). So, I stick to Ancient Egypt (having been lucky enough to garner a HNS Shortlisting in 2014).<br />But grand kudos to the Society's support for us Indies.Inge H. Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235501820087500582noreply@blogger.com