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ABSTRACT
History
is a continuous dialogue between today and the past. There is
a need for historian in order to form the past. Historical fact
gains significance through the application of the historian. We
learn the history through the historian's selections and assessment.
The historian first makes selection from the sources he gathered,
and then he comments it from his own ideology and outlook.
The narration of the
historical events has a subjective character. The history, which
disappeared at the first hand, takes shape through the approach
of historical novel writing. The novelist takes the materials
of the historian, and presents it, using his own imagination when
necessary. When creating his novel, he bases his made-ups on the
historical truth.
Novel can be regarded scientific when emphasizing historical truth.
It will be found fantasy when hiding historical truths. Most novels
in hand are between the history and fantasy. Historical novels
are not a re-reflection of the history. It is probably a try to
re-comment the past.
The history appears
through comment in the light of written sources, and by the force
of current priorities. As to the novel, it appears in the imagination
of the novelist who does not depend on the historical sources.
In this respect the former aims to give information and the latter
aims to create an unreal world.
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