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In his fictional historical essay " The Hyborian Age ", Howard describes how the people of Atlantis — the land where his character King Kull originated — had to move east after a great cataclysm changed the face of the world and sank their island, settling where Ireland and Scotland would eventually be located, Thus they are ( in Howard's work ) the ancestors of the Irish and Scottish ( the Celtic Gaels ) and not the Picts, the other ancestor of modern Scots who also appear in Howard's work.
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His writings from this period included a series of historical novels, featuring a fictional naval officer from Guernsey, Richard Delancey, during the Napoleonic era.
Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon ( 1999 ) also contains a fictional treatment of the historical role played by Turing and Bletchley Park.
The 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap, a comedy based around a fictional 1970s rock band, was filmed in the style of a documentary and includes such details as fake album covers and historical videos done in the styles of the late 1960s and 1970s.
* A Great Auk is collected by fictional naturalist Stephen Maturin in the Patrick O ' Brian historical novel The Surgeon's Mate.
Those opinions and rumors have, over centuries, been transmuted into fictional accounts, put into print, and often incorrectly taught as historical fact.
Numerous real historical locations are mentioned, and several fictional New England locations make frequent appearances.
In this historical romance novel, Carter's telegram to the fictional British Egyptologist the Duke of Sunderland reports discovering " steps to a new tomb " and creates a climatic conflict.
Ivanhoe, though of a more noble lineage than some of the other characters, represents a middling individual in the medieval class system who is not exceptionally outstanding in his abilities, as is expected of other quasi historical fictional characters, such as the Greek heroes.
Nineteenth-century fictional depictions of John were heavily influenced by Sir Walter Scott's historical romance, Ivanhoe, which presented " an almost totally unfavourable picture " of the king ; the work drew on Victorian histories of the period and on Shakespeare's play.
The fictional genres used vary greatly, from realistic modern or historical settings to fantastic or futuristic eras.
This education is possibly the basis for Yoshikawa Eiji's fictional education of Musashi by the historical Zen monk Takuan.
The essay is written in the first-person by a fictional historical narrator in 2034, and interweaves history from the politics of pre-and post-war Britain with those of fictional future events in the short ( 1960 onward ) and long term ( 2020 onward ).
Another feature of late 20th century opera is the emergence of contemporary historical operas, in contrast to the tradition of basing operas on more distant history, the re-telling of contemporary fictional stories or plays, or on myth or legend.
Game themes are heavily varied, and may range from those based on historical or real events to those taking place in alternate or fictional worlds.
Noteworthy examples of the journalistic style and successful integration of fictional characters with historical events were the politico – military novels The Day of the Jackal ( 1971 ) by Frederick Forsyth and Eye of the Needle ( 1978 ) by Ken Follett.
* Marcus Clarke used historical events as the basis for his fictional For the Term of His Natural Life ( 1870 ), the story of a gentleman, falsely convicted of murder, who is transported to Van Diemen's Land.
The Ancient Greece depicted in the show is largely derived from historical locations and customs, modifying known places and events – battles, trading routes, towns, and so on – to generate an attractive fictional world.
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While Shea concentrated mainly on historical novels, Wilson produced over 30 works, mixing fictional novels with nonfiction.
That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the main characters tend to be fictional.
In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in history, with fictional characters either observing or actively participating in these actual events.
Many films have been created which attempt to use a historic event or setting as a backdrop and actors portray fictional or historical figures set in these events.
fictional and essay
Andy Medhurst wrote in his 1991 essay " Batman, Deviance, and Camp " that Batman is interesting to gay audiences because " he was one of the first fictional characters to be attacked on the grounds of his presumed homosexuality ," " the 1960s TV series remains a touchstone of camp ," and " merits analysis as a notably successful construction of masculinity.
Editor Farnsworth Wright subsequently prompted Howard to write an 8, 000 word essay for personal use detailing " the Hyborian Age ," the fictional setting for Conan.
A nonfiction essay that is embedded in There Will Be Time and attributed to the book's fictional protagonist, but seems to reflect Anderson's own views, sharply criticizes the American Left of 1972 ( when it was written ) for two instances of a double standard: for neglecting to address human rights violations in the Soviet Union and for failing to notice Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.
According to the essay The Istari from the Unfinished Tales, the name Radagast means " tender of beasts " in Adûnaic, another of Tolkien's fictional languages.
The work is a fictional historical essay dealing with the preamble to the events described in Tolkien's epic novel The Lord of the Rings, and the events themselves, in the style of The Silmarillion.
She received the Elizabeth Montagu Prize for her essay on women of the eighteenth century and Madame d ' Houdetot, and the Mary Augusta Jordan Literary Prize for her fictional piece entitled " Lida Was Beautiful ".
Blackwell has also referred to fictional bands who appear on the sleeves of HMHB records and in songs-an essay on " Evil Gazebo " ( and that band's relationship to " Pankhurst ") appears on the liner of Trouble Over Bridgwater and both bands are mentioned in one of that album's songs.
Composed while Anastasio attended Goddard College in 1987, the thesis included an essay piece and collection of songs ( recorded by Phish ) relating an epic tale from the band's fictional land of Gamehendge. Aronson, Anne, " Phish Set Off Fireworks in Camden ", Rolling Stone, July 6, 2000
Another essay, on " Truth in Teaching ," described the consequences of a ( fictional ) set of court decisions that held universities legally responsible for the consequences of teaching errors.
While this extended essay in fact employs a fictional narrator and narrative to explore women both as writers of and characters in fiction, the manuscript for the delivery of the series of lectures, titled " Women and Fiction ", and hence the essay, are considered non-fiction.
* Bafflement and Devotion in Doctor Who Magazine # 289 ( 5 April 2000 ) ( essay with fictional elements )
Conversely, the fictional " Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote " is written in a style resembling an essay in literary criticism.
The Hyborian Age is an essay by Robert E. Howard pertaining to the Hyborian Age, the fictional setting of his stories about Conan the Cimmerian.
This essay also sets out the racial and geographical heritage of the fictional peoples and countries of the Age.
fictional and Hyborian
The various stories of Conan the Barbarian occur in the fictional " Hyborian Age ", set after the destruction of Atlantis and before the rise of the known ancient civilizations.
The comic book heroine Red Sonja is described as coming from Hyrkania, an imaginary locale bordering an inland sea based loosely on Hyrcania and set in Robert E. Howard's fictional Hyborian Age.
* Ianthe is also the name of a fictional city in the nation of Ophir ( see also Hyborian Age, Conan the Barbarian, Robert E. Howard )
A famous example is the Hyborian Age ( the fictional world of Conan the Barbarian ), which features analogues of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Roman Empire, among others.
* Turan, fictional empire of the Hyborian Age in the Conan the Barbarian mythos
The Hyborian Age is a fictional period within the artificial mythology created by Robert E. Howard, in which the sword and sorcery tales of Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja are set.
" Howard stated that the geographical setting of the Hyborian Age is that of our earth, but in a fictional version of a period in the past, c. Upper Paleolithic ( 40, 000 to 10, 000 BC ).
Howard endeavoured to connect the fictional peoples of the Hyborian Age with later historical groups, such as the Cimmerians ( depicted as ancestors of the ancient Gaels ), their hereditary enemies the Picts ( compare to the Picts of eastern and northern Scotland ), and Vanir ( sea-roving Danes, i. e. Vikings ) to the west and north respectively and their allies the Aesir ( generally depicted in the Hyborian Age as a fair Nordic-type race, linked by Howard to ancient Britons and Gauls ) to the northeast.
The Conan stories take place in a fictional past, known as the Hyborian Age, but based on real places.
" Cimmeria " is a poem by Robert E. Howard about the fictional country Cimmeria, created by Howard as part of his Hyborian world which is the setting for his character Conan the Barbarian.
Aquilonia is a fictional country created by Robert E. Howard as part of his Hyborian world, created for his character Conan the Barbarian.
The fictional country of Aquilonia should not be confused with the town of Aquilonia in Italy ; however, there are distinct similarities between the geographies of Howard's Hyborian world and modern day Europe.
Howard even names his fictional sources for Hyborian Age information as the " Nemedian Chronicles ", pointing to the Nemedians being the most renowned chroniclers of their time.
* Ophir, a fictional country in the Hyborian Age invented by Robert E. Howard
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