The Art of History

A Study of Four Great Historians of the Eighteenth Century

J. B. Black (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

198 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12481-3 (ISBN)

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The first important scholarly consideration of Enlightenment historiography of the twentieth century, this book, originally published in 1926, critically examines the ideas of Voltaire, Hume, Robertston and Gibbon with respect to the theory and practice of historiography. The substantial introduction outlines the main differences between the ideals of these literary-philosophical schools and those which prevailed among historians in the early 20th century. The author argues that history can never be devoid of philosphical and literary interest, and that if it concerns itself merely with the stablishment of fact, will be a discipline of "contracting horizons".

J. B. Wiliams

1. Introduction 2. Voltaire 3. Hume 4. Robertson 5. Gibbon

Erscheinungsdatum	06.05.2018
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Historiography
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
ISBN-10	1-138-12481-8 / 1138124818
ISBN-13	978-1-138-12481-3 / 9781138124813
Zustand	Neuware