Historical Novelist

A Historical Novelist is a novelist who is a historical person.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) have pioneered literary techniques through their novel writing.
  • It can (typically) have influenced literary movements through their written work.
  • It can (often) be categorized by language tradition, such as:
    • A Historical English Novelist, who wrote in english language.
    • A Historical French Novelist, who wrote in french language.
    • A Historical Russian Novelist, who wrote in russian language.
  • It can range from being a Historical Commercial Novelist to being a Historical Literary Novelist, depending on their artistic focus.
  • It can range from being a Historical Single Genre Novelist to being a Historical Multi Genre Novelist, depending on their writing scope.
  • It can range from being a Historical Early Recognition Novelist to being a Historical Late Recognition Novelist, depending on their recognition timeline.
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• Examples:
  • Early Modern Period Novelists, such as:
    • Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), who created Don Quixote, pioneering the modern novel.
    • Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), who wrote Robinson Crusoe, developing the realistic fiction genre.
    • Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), who advanced the epistolary novel form.
  • 19th Century English Novelists, such as:
    • Jane Austen (1775-1817), who mastered social satire in regency era novels.
    • Charles Dickens (1812-1870), who chronicled victorian society through serialized novels.
    • George Eliot (1819-1880), who explored psychological realism in provincial life novels.
    • Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who depicted rural life in wessex novels.
  • 19th Century French Novelists, such as:
    • Victor Hugo (1802-1885), who combined social criticism with romantic style.
    • Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), who created the human comedy series.
    • Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), who perfected literary realism.
    • Jules Verne (1828-1905), who ...
    • Émile Zola (1840-1902), who developed naturalism in novels.
  • 19th Century Russian Novelists, such as:
    • Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), who explored psychological depth in novels.
    • Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), who wrote epic novels examining russian society.
    • Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), who portrayed generational conflicts.
  • Early 20th Century Modernists, such as:
    • Marcel Proust (1871-1922), who revolutionized temporal narrative.
    • James Joyce (1882-1941), who pioneered stream of consciousness.
    • Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), who experimented with psychological narrative.
    • Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who created existential fiction.
  • Mid-20th Century Novelists, such as:
    • Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), who developed minimalist style.
    • William Faulkner (1897-1962), who experimented with narrative perspective.
    • John Steinbeck (1902-1968), who chronicled great depression life.
    • Albert Camus (1913-1960), who wrote philosophical novels.
  • Late 20th Century Novelists, such as:
    • Gabriel García Márquez (1927-2014), who pioneered magical realism.
    • Toni Morrison (1931-2019), who explored african american experience.
    • Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), who created metaphysical fiction.
    • Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014), who examined apartheid society.
  • Historical Genre Novelists, such as:
    • Jules Verne (1828-1905), who pioneered science fiction novels.
    • H.G. Wells (1866-1946), who developed scientific romance.
    • Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), who mastered detective fiction.
    • Agatha Christie (1890-1976), who dominated mystery novels.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Contemporary Novelists, who are currently active.
  • Historical Poets, who wrote poetry rather than novels.
  • Historical Essayists, who wrote essays rather than novels.
  • Historical Playwrights, who wrote plays rather than novels.
• See: Literary History, Novel Development, Writing Style, Literary Movement, Narrative Innovation.

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