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Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction

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Начальный≈ 15.3 чАнглийский
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A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past. Read classics of the genre, encounter bestselling writers of historical fiction, and discover your own historical archive while interacting with a global community of interested readers.

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StorytellingWritingWriting and EditingCreativityWorld HistoryResearchCommunity DevelopmentEuropean HistoryCulturePublic History

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12 модулей · 54 учебных материалов

01Course Roadmap4 материалов

"Plagues, Witches, and War": The Big Picture

Professor Holsinger Provides an overview of "Plagues, Witches, and War"ВидеоHow to Use Discussion ForumsЧтениеHow to Get the Most out of this CourseВидеоGet to Know Your ClassmatesЧтение
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Язык: Английский

Субтитры: Арабский, Французский, Бенгальский, Украинский, Китайский (Китай), Греческий, Итальянский, Бразильский португальский, Вьетнамский, Нидерландский, Корейский, Немецкий, Пушту, Урду, Русский, Тайский, Индонезийский, Шведский, Турецкий, Азербайджанский, Испанский, Дари, Хинди, Японский, Румынский, Казахский, Венгерский, Польский

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What is Historical Fiction?
7 материалов

Understanding the roots of historical fiction

Defining the GenreВидеоThe Pre-History of Historical FictionВидеоFrom Archive to NovelВидео

Tracing the origins of historical fiction

Differentiating fiction and history in the 18th and 19th centuryВидеоA look at Sir Walter Scott and work of the 18th centuryВидеоThe global reach of the historical fiction genreВидео

Review

What Is Historical Fiction?Задание
03Poetry and Exile in Ancient Rome: Jane Alison4 материалов

Seminar with Jane Alison on "The Love Artist"

Introduction of Jane Alison ВидеоUsing characters to set the set the historical contextВидео

Diving into "The Love Artist"

An indepth look at the characters and storyВидеоSome challenges in historical fiction writingВидео
04Two Centuries of Historical Fiction5 материалов

Historical fiction in the 18th century

Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales: Fiction on the FrontierВидеоCooper's Leatherstocking Tales (continued)Видео

Historical fiction in the 19th century

Brown's "Clotel": Slavery, Fiction, and a Founding FatherВидеоDickens and the French Revolution: "A Tale of Two Cities"Видео

Review

Two Centuries of Historical Fiction Задание
0519th Century Historical Fiction6 материалов

Anna Katharine Green

Anna Katharine Green and the Invention of the Historical Mystery Pt. IВидеоAnna Katharine Green and the Invention of the Historical Mystery Pt. IIВидео

Forces effecting historical fiction

Modernism, Metafiction, and the Mass Market, 1920-1980 ВидеоThe New Historical Novel in Latin America Pt. IВидеоThe New Historical Novel in Latin America Pt. IIВидео

Review

19th Century Historical FictionЗадание
06Seminar with Katherine Howe4 материалов

Witchcraft Past and Present: Katherine Howe

Professor Holsinger introduces Katherine HoweВидеоKatherine Howe discusses "Deliverance Dane"ВидеоKatherine Howe dives into her characters and their historical traitsВидеоKatherine Howe session wrap upВидео
07Seminar with Geraldine Brooks4 материалов

A Plague Year in Renaissance England: Geraldine Brooks

Professor Holsinger introduces Geraldine BrooksВидеоGeraldine Brooks discusses the balance of the research and the evolution of the storyВидеоGeraldine Brooks discusses the evolution of the characters and storyВидеоGeraldine Brooks session wrap upВидео
08Seminar with Mary Beth Keane4 материалов

Disease and the Written City: Mary Beth Keane

Professor Holsinger introduces Mary Beth KeaneВидеоMary Beth Keane discusses the evolution of charactersВидеоMary Beth Keane discusses integrating historical features ВидеоMary Beth Keane session wrap upВидео
09Seminar with Yangsze Choo4 материалов

Ghosts and Marriage in Colonial Malaysia: Yangsze Choo

Professor Holsinger introduces Yangsze ChooВидеоYangsze Choo discusses selecting the point of view for your charactersВидеоYangsze Choo discusses the idea of parallel worlds and making decisions about the direction of your storyВидеоYangsze Choo session wrap upВидео
10Dialogues in Historical Fiction5 материалов

Michael McKeon: History and Theory of the Novel

Michael McKeon and Bruce Holsinger discuss what it meant to be writing historical fiction in the 18th centuryВидео

Eva Stachniak: Author of Winter Palace

Eva Stachniak and Bruce Holsinger discuss the context of historical fiction in their writingВидео

David Robbins: Author of Broken Jewel

David Robbins and Bruce Holsinger discuss revealing characters through historical eventsВидео

Matthew Pearl: Author of The Poe Shadow

Matthew Pearl and Bruce Holsinger discussing writing within the genre of historical fictionВидео

Andrew Taylor: Author of The Scent of Death

Andrew Taylor and Bruce Holsinger discussing writing in relation to the history of historical fictionВидео
11Assignments and Wrap-Up4 материалов

Wrap-up

Wrap-up with Professor HolsingerВидеоHistorical Archive AssignmentВзаимная проверкаHistorical Fiction Creative Writing AssignmentВзаимная проверкаFacebook GroupЧтение
12Resources3 материалов

Resources

ReadingsЧтениеArchives Primary SourcesЧтениеVisiting Authors and ScholarsЧтение