tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post8295683754118654134..comments2024-02-09T17:38:25.502-07:00Comments on Classics and Beyond: Minding the Gap in Historical FictionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-71481154289306611712013-02-05T14:08:38.386-07:002013-02-05T14:08:38.386-07:00Yes, I agree--I think authors do injustice to hist...Yes, I agree--I think authors do injustice to history when they shove a 21st-century feminist in there. Because all those ignorant 19th-century folks need to be taught a lesson, by golly! (It doesn't have to be a feminist, but like you said, it always seems to be the women.) Quite annoying. I agree that an honest attempt is much better. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-47124966330485427912013-02-04T18:07:26.264-07:002013-02-04T18:07:26.264-07:00You make some great points! I have often gotten p...You make some great points! I have often gotten pretty annoyed at some historical fiction books because they were so blatant about this. Plopping a 21st-century woman into a historical setting, and then having her set everyone straight with her enlightened thinking, does not count as good historical fiction IMO.<br /><br />I know we can never really understand how people thought in the past. Heck, we can't even truly understand people in other countries, other states, or even our own family members...but I appreciate an honest attempt at it. Women* in the past had their own strengths and ways of dealing with life, and I'm not sure they needed us to tell them how to act.<br /><br />*and men too, but it always seems to be women in the books I read...Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com