{"product_id":"history-meets-fiction","title":"History Meets Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs history factual, or just another form of fiction? \u003cbr\u003eAre there distinct boundaries between the two, or just extensive borderlands? \u003cbr\u003eHow do novelists represent historians and history? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe relationship between history and fiction has always been contentious and sometimes turbulent, not least because the two have traditionally been seen as mutually exclusive opposites. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHowever, new hybrid forms of writing � from historical fiction to docudramas to fictionalised biographies � have led to the blurring of boundaries, and given rise to the claim that history itself is just another form of fiction. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn his thought-provoking new book, Beverley Southgate untangles this knotty relationship, setting his discussion in a broad historical and philosophical context. Throughout, Southgate invokes a variety of writers to illuminate his arguments, from Dickens and Proust, through Virginia Woolf and Daphne du Maurier, to such contemporary novelists as Tim O�Brien, Penelope Lively, and Graham Swift. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnyone interested in the many meeting points between history and fiction will find this an engaging, accessible and stimulating read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256540942680,"sku":"9781138432116","price":241.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138432116_70fc3909-c1cb-4624-9db7-a4e158a8b034.jpg?v=1777468518","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/history-meets-fiction","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}