Introduction to Historical Fictions
A historical novel is a novel that uses historical events, characters, and locations as its theme. Through fictional plots and character creation, it shows the authenticity of historical events and the complexity of human nature, allowing readers to understand history, reflect on human nature, and society. Historical novels usually used historical events as the background to show different perspectives and views through different narrative angles and character creation. In historical novels, the character and fate of the characters are often closely related to historical events. Through the characters in the novel, readers can understand people's lives, thoughts, values, etc. in the historical background. There were many types of historical novels. They could be divided into war, politics, culture, religion, and many other aspects. They could also be divided into traditional historical novels and modern historical novels. In traditional historical novels, ancient emperors, generals, and famous people were often used as the protagonists to tell their legendary stories and life experiences, while modern historical novels paid more attention to the relationship between ordinary people's lives and historical events. Historical novels are not only a form of literature, but also a reflection and exploration of history. They can help readers better understand history, human nature and society.