The document discusses the distinction between history and literature, emphasizing that history is based on factual events while literature is rooted in imagination and universal truths. It highlights the artistic license authors take to reinterpret historical figures and events, as exemplified by works like Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and adaptations from the Mahabharata. Ultimately, it suggests that literary representations offer a more aesthetically pleasing and memorable understanding of historical narratives.

2. literature is based on imagination
looks like beautiful Photographs
where as History is based on reality
or fact and looks like X-ray images.

3. •History deals with particular Facts
•Always the use names of real character
because what is possible is credible.
•What actual happen in past is describe in
particular way.
•No justice found

4. •Literary Truth deals with the UNIVERSAL TRUTH.
•Writer/poet doesn’t describes What happen but describes
What may be/ ought to be happen.
•They can change the name of characters.
Hamlet changes into Haider.
•They have right & poetic freedom to change the facts.
Vishal Bhardvaj makes the changes into his movie of
Haider .
•We find poetic justice.

5. Historical Truth
Biblical story of Eve & Adam (Theological)
Literary Truth
Paradise lost by John Milton

6. There are only two chapters in Bible related to history
the of Eve & Adam where as Milton creates twelve
huge books from that history / theology.
Milton changes the character of Eve from Static in
Bible to Dynamic in Paradise Lost.
Eve’s character is larger in Paradise Lost than the
story of Genesis.
Milton creates Eve as complex Woman.

7. “ Man is the image and glory of God ;
but the woman is the glory of the Man.”
- St. Paul
• Arguments between Eve & Satan
• Dialogues like Fellowship, Conversation, Social communication

8. Historical Truth Literary Truth
The portion of the Mahabharata
(story of Eklavya)
The play ‘ The Purpose’ by T.P.Kailasm
Arjuna is the hero Eklavya is the tragic hero
Character of Karna in the Mahabharata The play ‘ Karnabhara’ by
sanskrit poet Bhasa.
Character of Duryodhana from
the Mahabharata
Bhasa writes the play on
Duryodhana making him
Suyodhan at the end of his play
– ‘Urubhang’.

9. Differences between
Valmiki’s Ramayana &
Tulsidas’s Ramayana

10. In Valmiki’s Ramayana ,
Rama kill Vali from hiding while Vali and
Sugreev were engaged in duel. So the
question arise- Why Rama did not challenge
Vali to face to face ?
Where as Tulsidas does not deals with the
issue.

11. In Ramachritmanasa , story of Sati testing
Rama when he is searching for Sita where
Valmiki Ramayana has 36sarga of
Balakand & story of parvati.

13. Conclusion:
From this illustrations, we can conclude that literary
truth is beautiful and aesthetically delightful than the
historical one.
We remember history because there is literature on
history.
They are immortal because there is literature on them
They are universal and timeless . . . .