“I have always made an effort to render every detail of my reality with the greatest accuracy; but I have never paid attention to whether my presentation of historical facts was an exact one.” MadeFactsRealityEffortAttentionPaidHistoricalDetailsPresentationAccuracyHistorical Facts Author:Lion Feuchtwanger
“After closely examining my conscience, I venture to state that in my historical novels I intended the content to be just as modern and up-to-date as in the contemporary ones.” StatesNovelModernConscienceHistoricalContemporaryVentureIdolatryExaminingUp To DateHistorical Novels Author:Lion Feuchtwanger
“Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.” WritingAnswersTeachNovelAskingHistoricalRadioMelodyComposerExpectingTransmissionHistorical Novels Author:Lion Feuchtwanger
“Ever since my youth it has disturbed me that of the literary works that survived their own epoch, so many dealt with historical rather than contemporary subjects.” SubjectsYouthHistoricalContemporarySurvivedDisturbedEpochLiterary Works Author:Lion Feuchtwanger
