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Rhetoric and the writing of history, 400-1500 / Matthew Kempshall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kempshall, M. S., author.
- Series:
- Historical approaches.
- Historical approaches
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historiography--Europe, Eastern--History--To 1500.
- Historiography.
- Rhetoric, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 627 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Rhetoric and the writing of history provides an analytical overview of the vast range of historiography which was produced in western Europe between c.400 and c.1500 and argues that its sophistication and complexity provides a much-needed perspective on more modern debates over the relationship between history and literary theory.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 History and historiography; 2 Rhetoric and history; 3 Invention and narrative; 4 Verisimilitude and truth; 5 Historiography and history; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 28, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781847798978
- 1847798977
- 9781847798985
- 1847798985
- OCLC:
- 989820487
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