Historical realism is a writing style or subgenre of
realistic fiction
Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary. Fictional portrayals are thus inconsistent with history, fact, or plausibility. In a traditi ...
centered on historical events and periods.
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Historical Realism as a worldview
Literary realism
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