The writing lapsed into cliche in places, and that made me wonder if the historical backdrop did too.

Despite the grand historical backdrop of the novel, he's only human, after all.

This section is set against the historical backdrop of the 1918 flu epidemic.

They pay scant attention to the historical backdrop, addressing themselves essentially to the figure of Jesus and his teaching.

During the game, brief news reports are provided to create a historical backdrop to the game.

The novel takes place against the historical backdrop of the Forty-Five.

"The historical backdrop against which this story is being played is rather different than it was three years ago," he said last week.

Much of the novel is played out against the historical backdrop of the 1970s.

Uncle Henry introduces the characters and provides a brief historical backdrop to the story.

And while the foreground is often meticulously rendered, the historical backdrop sometimes seems a foreign country to the author.