Context: A significant portion of historical writing ranks as literature, particularly the genre known as creative nonfiction, as can a great deal of journalism, such as literary journalism. However, these areas have become extremely large, and often have a primarily utilitarian purpose: to record data or convey immediate information. As a result, the writing in these fields often lacks a literary quality, although it often(and in its better moments)has that quality. Major "literary" historians include Herodotus, Thucydides and Procopius, all of whom count as canonical literary figures.

Question: What is literary historical writing sometimes called?
Answer: creative nonfiction

Question: Reporting that attempts a creative or literary bent is sometimes called what?
Answer: literary journalism

Question: What is the main function of journalism or historical documentation?
Answer: to record data or convey immediate information

Question: Who are some classic historians regarded as literary historians?
Answer: Herodotus, Thucydides and Procopius

Question: A small portion of historical writings are considered what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What genres of modern writing rank as literature?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Three main literary historians include Hercules, Thucydides, and who else?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: The secondary functions of historical documentations are what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What does a significant amount of literature rank as?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who are the major utilitarian historians? 
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the primary purpose of creative fiction?
Answer: Unanswerable