# How Truthful is the Historical Novel?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Belinda Jack
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/how-truthful-historical-novel)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Professor Jack, the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, discusses the idea if truth in historical novels, a subject that will be covered in her upcoming lecture on Stendahl's novel 'Le Rouge et le Noir'.

## Lectures

1. [How Truthful is the Historical Novel?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/how-truthful-historical-novel/275daf4af4db) (YouTube)