New Philosophy of History Pb (Critical Views) - Softcover

Ankersmit, Frank And Hans Kellner [Editors]

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0948462779 ISBN 13: 9780948462771

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1995

Synopsis

'What is history'? From Thucydides to Toynbee, historians and non-historians alike have wondered how to answer this question. "A New Philosophy of History" reflects on developments over the last two decades in historical writing, not least the renewed interest in the status of narrative itself and the presence of the authorial 'voice'. Subjects include the problems of Grand Narrative, multiple voices and the personal presence of the historian in his text, the ambitions of the French Annales school and the so-called 'Grand Chronicler', and the relevance of non-literary models museum presentations and picturings regarding historical discourse. The range of approaches to be found in "A New Philosophy of History" ensures that this book is required reading not only for historians, but for everyone interested in literary theory, philosophy or cultural studies.

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About the Author

Frank Ankersmit is Professor of Intellectual History and Historical Theory at Groningen University, The Netherlands. Hans Kellner is Director of the Graduate Rhetoric Program at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0948462779
• ISBN 13: 9780948462771
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304