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Outlander (TV Series)
''Outlander'' is a historical fiction, historical Drama (film and television), drama television series based on the Outlander (book series), book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Fraser (character), Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself time travel, transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters, marries and falls in love with (in that order) a dashing Scottish Highlands, Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser (character), Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising of 1745, Jacobite rising. The 16-episode first season of the television series is based on the first novel in the series, ''Outlander (novel), Outlander'', and was released as two half-seasons, with the first part being aired from August to September 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Fantasy
Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those classed as King Arthur, Arthurian, Celts, Celtic, or Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages could just as easily be placed in historical fantasy. Stories fitting this classification generally take place prior to the 20th century. Films of this genre may have plots set in biblical times or classical antiquity. They often have plots based very loosely on mythology or legends of Greek-Roman history, or the surrounding cultures of the same era. Overview Historical fantasy usually takes one of three common approaches: # Magic in fiction, Magic, mythical creatures, such as dragons, or other supernatural elements, such as magic rings, co-exist invisibly with the mundane world, with the majority of people being unaware of it. In this, it has a clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
