| Archaic words | words that were commonly used in an earlier time that are very uncommon in present day language.
|
 |
|
|
| Authenticity | genuineness, accuracy; standards of authenticity must be applied most rigorously to stories that give a prominent place to real people and real events.
|
|
|
|
| Conflicting loyalties | not being sure which of two opposing viewpoints to adopt.
|
|
|
|
| Continuity of life | life as a connected whole; well-written historical fiction like that reviewed in this chapter can enable children to see the continuity of life and their own places in this vast sweep of history.
|
|
|
|
| Contradiction and distortion of facts | misrepresentation of historical facts.
|
|
|
|
| Cultural perspective | the perspective of a cultural group.
|
|
|
|
| Historical perspective | the perspective of recorded history.
|
|
|
|
| Historiography | the way professional historians have studies and interpreted the central events of the story.
|
|
|
|
| Illuminate today's problems | a book of historical fiction should do even more than relate a good story of the past authentically and imaginatively. It should illuminate today's problems by examining those of other times.
|
|
|
|
| Interdependence of humankind | the ways in which humans are mutually dependent.
|
|
|
|
| Poignant | strongly affecting the emotions.
|
|
|
|
| Recorded events | historical events that have been documented in writing.
|
|
|
|
| Social history | the history of the way people lived and interacted. In historical fiction, the facts of social history dictate the background for how the characters live and make their living; what they wear, eat, study, or play; and what conflicts they must resolve.
|
|
|
|
| Spare prose | prose that uses a minimum of words to effectively convey meaning.
|
|
|
|
| Trilogy | a group of three related books.
|
|
|
|
| Vicarious | enjoyed through imagined experience.
|