![]() ![]() Appraisals of authenticity are subjective and are shaped by the prior representations of the past that have been encountered by an individual reader. Authenticity, however, refers to an impression of accuracy and the extent to which readers believe that a representation captures the past. It is concerned with historical veracity and whether specific aspects of an historical fiction can be considered factual. Accuracy denotes the extent to which a text’s representation is consistent with available evidence. This article argues for a distinction between accuracy and authenticity in historical fictions, proposing definitions for both terms. However, this language is often used interchangeably with both terms typically referencing a text’s perceived truthfulness. Anxiety around the truth of such fictions is common and ‘authenticity’ and ‘accuracy’ are familiar terms in such discourse. Historical fictions create stories about events and individuals that once existed. ![]()
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