Historical accuracy in homer and Langley

Abstract EN

Of the most major topics, a historical novel may challenge, is historical accuracy.

the historical representations are the major millstone of the historical novel.

critics, novelists, reviewers, and even readers have been debating for decades on different aspects related to those representations.

one of these issues, for instance, is the accuracy of historical representation which raises questions like, is it true in terms of reporting historical fact? in Homer & Langley, there are many historical discrepancies.

most of those are related to the brothers’ own lives, though the novel’s narration is accurate in reporting other historical facts.