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I've heard some people say that it's poor writing to off the rails when writing historical fiction. Apparently, it's okay to have things like magic and fictional creatures, but when you add things King Arthur defeating Rome in "Historia Regum Britanniae" or Tirant saving Constantinople from the Turks in "Tirant lo Blanch" it pushes the suspension of disbelief too far. What are your thoughts on this?
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It seems rather disingenuous to use old romances as examples when talking about writing historical fiction as a genre. Still, I'm going to assume there isn't a joke I don't get.
Alternative history is considered a different genre for a reason of basic audience expectations and going completely off the rails like in Tirant lo Blanc would annoy people who wanted historical fiction instead of wacky revanchist wishfulfillment. On the other hand supernatural elements are often clear on the premise, and if they aren't, their sudden unforeshadowed inclusion will usually annoy the audience. Still, light supernatural elements (especially if they are subjective enough to fall into the unreliability of the narrator) can be used as a device to make the characters' historical superstitions seems important instead of just plain dumb waste of time.
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>>14062
>wacky revanchist wishfulfillment
Oh, anon, how I chuckled
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