Novel Approaches (12): The gendering of historical fiction part two

 The Musketeers Male historical fiction takes a very different form than that intended for a female audience: adventure, warfare, murder mysteries. For the most part this form of historical fiction repeatedly tests the protagonist (usually male) before he is awarded...

Novel Approaches (11): The gendering of historical fiction part one

Example of Mills & Boons Historical fictionIn the twentieth century the historical novel tended to split its readership between male and female readers.  The gendering of historical fiction came before the rise of gender history and although there is a risk here...

Novel Approaches (10): Historical Fiction in the Twentieth Century

Sally Potter’s film adaptation of  ‘Orlando’ staring Tilda Swinton, Quentin Crip, and Jimmy Somerville (2010).In The Historical Novel (2010) Jerome De Groot argues that during the twentieth century the historical novel has become more prevalent but also...