Gunel Shahin Abdurrahmanova. Foundat�on Of H�stor�cal Novel And Its Evolut�on
Literature / Fiction / Novels
Submitted on: Jan 13, 2015, 06:59:07
Description: The article presents an overview of the historical novel which is dated back to �E�The Castle of Otranto�E� (1764) by Horace Walpole (1717-1797) of the English writer and the fourth earl of Oxford. But it is mostly evaluated as a Gothic-historical tale. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) who established the historical novel in literature with his 25 novels. In recent years several historical novels in British literature won Booker Price, including �E�Possession (1990) by A.S.Byatt (1936¬-), �E�Sacred Hunger�E� (1992) by Barry Unsworth (1930-), �E�The Ghost Road�E� (1995) by Pat Barker (1943-). While having a research on the historical novel the author intends to put forward an idea of creation of history in a historical fiction. In Azerbaijani Literature Mammad Said Ordubadi (1872-1950) with his historical novels, including �E�Misty Tabriz�E� (1933-1948), �E�Fighting City�E� (1938), �E�Secret Baku�E� (1940), �E�The Sword and the Pen�E� (1946-1948) recreated the historical fate and struggle of the Azerbaijani people and the portrait of the genius poet Nizami Ganjavi of the XII century.
The full-text article has been published in the "IntellectualArchive" journal , Vol.4, Num.1, January 2015, ISSN 1929-4700.