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Consider the historical novels of James Michener, Gore Vidal and Hermann Wouk, or films such as Glory, about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War, and Oliver Stone's JFK. All of these works carry political messages, as do many academic works of history. But these messages are intimately bound to their historical vehicle. Glory, for example, could only work with its Civil War setting. Likewise, JFK, as outlandish as its interpretation of the Kennedy assassination may be, nevertheless attempts to participate in the historical dialogue and inquiry, through an unorthodox, non-academic medium...
...Indian princess, and Jasmine, the sultan's daughter, to name but a few. As Anya herself astutely observes, "I guess that every lonely girl hopes she's a princess." One can only imagine where this will lead--perhaps Disney's Diana, England's Rose or Fox's Camelot: The JFK Story...
...figures are imbued with a symbolism and meaning that goes far beyond their actual personages and deeds. Instead, it reflects far more on the artist's own personality. The ultimate difference is whether the history is itself an integral part of the artistic message, such as in Glory or JFK, or if it is simply the vehicle of dramatic convenience, as it is for Shakespeare, Disney...
...YORK: Forget JFK? On the eve of the 34th anniversary of the most infamous presidential assassination in history, more American adults who were alive at the time remember where they were when they heard about Princess Diana's car crash than when they heard about the Kennedy shooting...
...feel? Only 46 percent could bring to mind their location when they heard about the King's death a mere 20 years ago. The same number was true for the killing of Martin Luther King 10 years earlier. Bearing in mind these fading memories, perhaps 85 percent for the JFK assassination isn't so bad. The real question, of course, is how many remember being on the grassy knoll...