In Defense of Historical Literature: Essays on American History, Autobiography, Drama, and Fiction |
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... writing about the works of nineteenth- century historians in whom I had become interested . Soon , however , I discovered that some fallacies persist as stubbornly today as if the work of Benedetto Croce , R. G. Collingwood , Carl ...
... writing about the works of nineteenth- century historians in whom I had become interested . Soon , however , I discovered that some fallacies persist as stubbornly today as if the work of Benedetto Croce , R. G. Collingwood , Carl ...
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... writing of history a new direction . Good writing , then , has become an afterthought in history . Prevailing historical judgment does seem to consider a well- written history desirable . I hope we have passed the time of which Carl ...
... writing of history a new direction . Good writing , then , has become an afterthought in history . Prevailing historical judgment does seem to consider a well- written history desirable . I hope we have passed the time of which Carl ...
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... writing of history . It encourages us , finally , to misunderstand the function of language in the achievement of historical ac- curacy . The misconception of language is probably as important as any other hindrance to the literary ...
... writing of history . It encourages us , finally , to misunderstand the function of language in the achievement of historical ac- curacy . The misconception of language is probably as important as any other hindrance to the literary ...
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