John Mullan from University College London delivers a talk titled “Historical Fiction and the Invention of the Literary Novel.” This talk was included in the session titled “Historical Fictions: Historical Perspectives.” Part of “Fictive Histories/Historical Fictions,” a conference held at The Huntington May 12–13, 2017.

Fictive Histories / Historical Fictions

Historical Fiction and the Invention of the Literary Novel

This interdisciplinary conference takes the recent popularity of the historical novel as a starting point to explore the relationship between history and fiction. The plenary speaker, Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel (“Wolf Hall”), will appear in conversation with Mary Robertson, former Huntington chief curator of British historical manuscripts. The conference was held at The Huntington May 12–13, 2017.

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Fictive Histories / Historical Fictions