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From: Elsa Marston <elsa.marston_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:07:39 -0600
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From: Elsa Marston Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:02 AM Subject: Re:
When Is the Past History To: Claudia Pearson Cc: Megan Schliesman , "ccbc-net,Subscribers of"
I agree with Claudia--Megan's remark is very apt. It makes me think that maybe we should be quite fluid in trying to identify "history." To a young reader, the material culture--clothes, hair, food, things of everyday life--and possibly reference to actual historical events (Pearl Harbor, Wars of the Roses, 9/11), would indicate that a story is "historical" rather than "today," more than the relationship of the time period to the reader's age.
Interesting topic! And one I have to deal with somehow, as the novels that I wrote 20-30 years ago--and still believe in!--become less and less "today."
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Claudia Pearson wrote:
"... What does matter, of course, is to what extent any work provides the context needed for readers to make sense of a story set in the past."
Perfectly stated Megan.
Claudia
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:07:39 -0600
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From: Elsa Marston Date: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:02 AM Subject: Re:
When Is the Past History To: Claudia Pearson Cc: Megan Schliesman , "ccbc-net,Subscribers of"
I agree with Claudia--Megan's remark is very apt. It makes me think that maybe we should be quite fluid in trying to identify "history." To a young reader, the material culture--clothes, hair, food, things of everyday life--and possibly reference to actual historical events (Pearl Harbor, Wars of the Roses, 9/11), would indicate that a story is "historical" rather than "today," more than the relationship of the time period to the reader's age.
Interesting topic! And one I have to deal with somehow, as the novels that I wrote 20-30 years ago--and still believe in!--become less and less "today."
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Claudia Pearson wrote:
"... What does matter, of course, is to what extent any work provides the context needed for readers to make sense of a story set in the past."
Perfectly stated Megan.
Claudia
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