Is History Fiction?
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1742231713
ISBN-13
9781742231716
Publisher
NewSouth Publishing
Imprint
NewSouth Publishing
Country of Manufacture
AU
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 1st, 2010
Print length
340 Pages
Weight
460 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.50 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
General & world historyGeneral and world history
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The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is and might be written.
An original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces history's divided nature, beginning with its founding figures, Herodotus and Thucydides, right up to the key figures of historical reflection, such as Nietzsche, Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, and Hayden White. It also explores the challenges posed by postmodernism, and the literary conventions of historical writing.
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