03-21-2013, 07:40 PM
Back to Robert,
A very good point. Rosemary Sutcliff wrote The Eagle 40 years ago(I think), and we all know what Roman studies were like at that time. She accomplished an amazing job, and her novel made a difference. You rooted for the main character, that person was "alive" in your mind, and you (the reader) slipped into the fictional dream.
When a writer can do that-- bring the reader back to a "living" time and place-- they have accomplished quite a feat. I wonder how many of us reenactors were influenced by both novels and non-fiction Roman-esque books? Perhaps a high percentage. :unsure:
A very good point. Rosemary Sutcliff wrote The Eagle 40 years ago(I think), and we all know what Roman studies were like at that time. She accomplished an amazing job, and her novel made a difference. You rooted for the main character, that person was "alive" in your mind, and you (the reader) slipped into the fictional dream.
When a writer can do that-- bring the reader back to a "living" time and place-- they have accomplished quite a feat. I wonder how many of us reenactors were influenced by both novels and non-fiction Roman-esque books? Perhaps a high percentage. :unsure:
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
