History in American literary postmodernism of the last quarter of XXth century: Robert Coover`s "The Public Burning"

Examination of the novel by American author Robert Coover "The Public Burning" in the context of history and historiography. A new on history through the narrative that is based on actual historical events but is also augmented by fictional elements.

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