Why do many historical novels, especially the zealous and ambitious ones, strike me as being so clumsy? I would suggest that the problem arises from an almost intrinsic inflexibility of the novel—which has always been a narrative form built around the exploits and perspectives of individuals— when it tries to addresses causes and results of a social and…
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