tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post8241181251844883681..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: WHEN DOES MODERN FICTION BECOME HISTORICAL FICTION?Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-70282443029366564712009-10-15T12:54:16.951+01:002009-10-15T12:54:16.951+01:00Susan, further research leads me to believe modern...Susan, further research leads me to believe modern and contemporary fiction are, in fact, one and the same thing (and who am I to argue?)Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-1785126032828116902009-10-14T21:45:24.065+01:002009-10-14T21:45:24.065+01:00Good discussion! Love historical fiction reads! ...Good discussion! Love historical fiction reads! Hadnt really thought about the point in which they become historical. <br /><br />I would really like to see a new genre of hysterical fiction.....:) I am always up for a good laugh.Sheila (bookjourney)http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-80702625270596595402009-10-14T20:10:50.836+01:002009-10-14T20:10:50.836+01:00Good point Jenners, I hadn't thought of that.Good point Jenners, I hadn't thought of that.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-74197325786087247522009-10-14T18:56:14.045+01:002009-10-14T18:56:14.045+01:00That is a really good question!!!! I would have th...That is a really good question!!!! I would have thought those would be historical fiction too. Maybe it isn't "historical" if people who lived then are still alive!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-12452744576807224992009-10-14T10:13:18.921+01:002009-10-14T10:13:18.921+01:00Thanks for all your thoughts and ideas. I've d...Thanks for all your thoughts and ideas. I've decided there's only 1 thing for it - I shall visit our local library and ask them if they can shed any light on the matter so watch this space.<br /><br />GMR: Glad you like my new look blog.<br /><br />Susan: It's just become even more complicated, I hadn't even given the first thought to contemporary fiction - theres something else I need to find out.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-11287962962472322402009-10-14T01:41:06.724+01:002009-10-14T01:41:06.724+01:00This really is a great question. But, I am sorry ...This really is a great question. But, I am sorry I don't even have any guess's. I don't know what to say. I am curious as to what the others are saying though.Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-72323813668270411762009-10-14T00:25:33.479+01:002009-10-14T00:25:33.479+01:00Is there also contemporary fiction? If so how far ...Is there also contemporary fiction? If so how far back does that go?susan s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03679099677585214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-38843746304297041512009-10-13T19:01:33.909+01:002009-10-13T19:01:33.909+01:00The way I see it (personal opinion) is that it'...The way I see it (personal opinion) is that it's Historical Fiction if it is based on places and events of the past. I've not ever given this any real thought before (since most of the Historical Fiction I read really IS from centuries past) so I'm not sure where I would put the dividing line on time. Like you, I would consider the book I just finished based in 1945 as Historical Fiction. <br /><br />Good question! I'll be interested in seeing what everyone else has to say, too.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-926685056512105072009-10-13T18:52:18.651+01:002009-10-13T18:52:18.651+01:00Could it be because of the way libraries catalog a...Could it be because of the way libraries catalog and shelve them? Over here the Library of Congress will sometimes assign a book to a category based on their own opinion (based on the bits and pieces the publisher provides them with and despite what the publisher says it is). Then that is what goes into the LOC marking in the book, and that's how it's shelvedBad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-86150055081470153882009-10-13T15:59:52.350+01:002009-10-13T15:59:52.350+01:00Oh, and I like the new blog layout!Oh, and I like the new blog layout!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-43759301242437632442009-10-13T15:59:27.091+01:002009-10-13T15:59:27.091+01:00I think (and I SO could be wrong!) that they are b...I think (and I SO could be wrong!) that they are being classified more for the way (or style) they are written than what they are written about.....not all books mind you, as I've seen plenty that seem to be classified in reverse.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.com