Examining the Marriage Between Literature and History Rationale The fundamental barrier between a work of literature and a history book is simply that of fact and fiction. Literature reserves the luxury of blurring that line for dramatic effect. An historical text is obliged to follow a strict guideline known as the facts. But how do teachers successfully convey what history is attempting illuminate about the human condition? Turgid facts, dots on a map, or statistical …
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