Day 3: 'The Art of History' (Tom Holland and Tom Keneally), Adelaide Writers' Week 2013

Adelaide Writers' Week has selected sessions from its' 2013 program and delivered them live and online to the screens of the world via South Australia's prolific arts and cultural tweeters.

Storified by Adel Writers' Week · Sun, Mar 03 2013 21:46:28

Next Adelaide Writers' Week livetweet session: The Art of History featuring @holland_tom and Tom Keneally. From 1.15pm - tweets to #adlww

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:36:52

Art of History session details http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/2013/writers_week/the_art_of_history_tom_holland_and_tom_keneally #AdlWW

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:37:07

Brilliant weather and brainy discourse, a winning combination #adlww @ Pioneer Womans Memorial Gardens http://instagr.am/p/Wa0qb6N9rn/ · Jennifer Burge

at a bustling #AdlWW to tweet the session 1:15pm: The Art of History with @Holland-tom and Tom Keneally #fullhouse http://pic.twitter.com/1EO4yoMJNx · Tammy Franks MLC

#AdlWW Tom Holland and Tom Keneally will be in conversation with Peter Monteath from History Dept @Flinders

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:47:29

Welcome and introduction to Tom Holland & Tom Kenneally who of course needs no introduction #AdlWW #theartofhistory

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:51:04

Taking a look at 'The Art of Writing History' at #adlww. Keen to see what they have to say!

— Space Marine Andrew · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:51:09

Getting into history via asterix and Roman military history as an 8-year old. I dig it. #adlww

— Space Marine Andrew · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:51:55

#AdlWW How did the writers come to writing history? Holland: from a young age, a book of Roman history he received aged 8 with a gory cover!

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:52:18

History with Tom Holland & Tom Kenneally. Tom H lured to history as 8 yo when he saw a gory cover of Roman history book. #AdlWW

— Amanda · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:52:45

Q: how did you come to write history? Holland 'very young' became 'obsessed throughout teen years' #AdlWW #theartofhistory

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:52:38

Welcome Tom Keneally & Tom Holland Art of History #Adlww http://pic.twitter.com/0R6NwsyvsG · SA Community History

#AdlWW Keneally: became attracted to social history and felt there was much in Australian history which was neglected and underdramatised

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:54:29

Follow him at @holland_tom #dinosaurlover #theartofhistory #AdlWW

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:55:44

#AdlWW "the vulgar gossip of history I'm particularly interested in" - Keneally

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:55:59

Keneally: started to fear 10 years ago he wouldn't get out all the books he wanted to write #theartofhistory #AdlWW

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:56:35

#AdlWW ancient history can be challenging as there are often whole centuries with no surviving written record - Holland

— Regan Forrest · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:57:50

Holland: Often 'primary sources' from ancient world are shaped as literature. Not primary sources as we understand them, necessarily. #adlww

— Space Marine Andrew · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:58:14

Holland details Ceaser's 'peculiar horse' - with five fingers on hooves - whether true we will never know #theartofhistory #AdlWW

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 18:59:07

Holland: So do you include these extraordinary tales? lack of primary sources mean doubt but that tales exist a story in itself! #AdlWW

— Tammy Franks MLC · Sun, Mar 03 2013 19:00:53