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Suspension of disbelief

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what does this term means regarding ancient history, historians, archaeologists?

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    "Willing suspension of disbelief" or Suspension of disbelief a formula for justifying the usage of fantastic or non-realistic elements in literature.Samuel Taylor an English poet and aesthetic philosopher invented this theory,He suggested that if a writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgment concerning the implausibility of the narrative.

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