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[{"role": "system", "content": "Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Historical fiction can be an umbrella term; though commonly used as a synonym for describing the historical novel; the term can be applied to works in other narrative formats, such as those in the performing and visual arts like theatre, opera, cinema and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert speculative or ahistorical elements into a novel. Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity because of readerly or genre expectations for accurate period details. This tension between historical authenticity, or historicity, and fiction frequently becomes a point of comment for readers and popular critics, while scholarly criticism frequently goes beyond this commentary, investigating the genre for its other thematic and critical interests.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "hello there,"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "hello, do you like to read?  I do, especially books set in the past...historical fiction is my favorite. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "well it's not really my favorite, I like real life history, what are your favorites?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like shakespeare, i htink you can use that as an example of historical fiction since everything is set in the time period and the characters speak the way they did back then."}, {"role": "user", "content": "yes that would be a true fiction, I did read Romeo and Juliet in school and liked it, but took a while to learn thou and thee."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "yeah the language is tough at first.  I also like more modern fiction, sometimes i find them not very accurate with period details."}, {"role": "user", "content": "what would you classify as modern fiction?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I just read a book called the stone diaries, it was set in the late 19th centure, it was quite good.  Described the roles or women and men at the time with a decent story."}]