The analysis of war novel: its historical origin and narrative characteristics

A war novel is a novel where the main plot takes place in a field of armed combat or in a home setting where the characters are preparing for war or recovering and having a post-war period. War novel is sometimes also called military fiction and uses war discourse.

The war novel’s originates from the epic poetry of the classical and medieval periods, especially Homer’s The Iliad, Virgil’s The Aeneid, the Old English saga Beowulf, and the legends of King Arthur. All of these epics were oriented towards preservation of the history of conflicts between different societies, while providing an accessible narrative that could reinforce the collective memory of people