History as Romantic Art: Bancroft, Prescott, Motley, and Parkman, Volume 20Study of four great American historians of the early 19th century. |
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... narrative , " dis- cussion of these origins had several important literary advantages . It could demonstrate the " continuity " that Motley believed one must recognize in order to understand history . If the great men of different times ...
... narrative , " dis- cussion of these origins had several important literary advantages . It could demonstrate the " continuity " that Motley believed one must recognize in order to understand history . If the great men of different times ...
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... narrative of military action , and he uses the same kind of device to provide important information about the English colonies . Besides making his military narrative reveal the complex relationship between colonial legislatures and ...
... narrative of military action , and he uses the same kind of device to provide important information about the English colonies . Besides making his military narrative reveal the complex relationship between colonial legislatures and ...
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... narrative . In spite of his embarrassing faults , Parkman was indeed a good writer . Much of his prose does have a " hard grace , ” but his most " energetic " prose is often his least precise . His best prose is his ordi- nary ...
... narrative . In spite of his embarrassing faults , Parkman was indeed a good writer . Much of his prose does have a " hard grace , ” but his most " energetic " prose is often his least precise . His best prose is his ordi- nary ...
Contents
The Historian as Romantic Man of Letters | 3 |
Nature Progress and Moral Judgment | 24 |
Individuals and Races | 47 |
Copyright | |
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