According to Dr. Frances Pritchett's version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi's "The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative", what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?
Correct answer: C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
- A. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.
- B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.
- C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
- D. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist.
Explanation
In Faruqi's distinction, historical narrative aims at the entire truth of an event, whereas historical fiction selects and shapes a central truth through imaginative reconstruction. This makes option c the closest formulation.
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