In addition to being a first-class historian, Dr. Brands is also very knowledgeable about literature. If I were still teaching (and I miss the classroom), I'd require my students to read this essay.
I like Steven Johnson’s interpretation about the power of novels in his book “farsighted” he argues that novels (and fictional narratives in general) are extensions of the human mind’s marvelous aptitude for building simulations of potential events.
In addition to being a first-class historian, Dr. Brands is also very knowledgeable about literature. If I were still teaching (and I miss the classroom), I'd require my students to read this essay.
I like Steven Johnson’s interpretation about the power of novels in his book “farsighted” he argues that novels (and fictional narratives in general) are extensions of the human mind’s marvelous aptitude for building simulations of potential events.
Fiction is the talent of a liar! - Lord Byron