What is a classic in history? : the making of a historical canon / Jaume Aurell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aurell i Cardona, Jaume, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canon (Literature).

Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"What is a classic in historical writing? How do we explain the continued interest in certain historical texts, even when their accounts and interpretations of particular periods have been displaced or revised by newer generations of historians? How do these texts help to maintain the historiographical canon? Jaume Aurell's innovative study ranges from the heroic writings of ancient Greek historians such as Herodotus to the twentieth century microhistories of Carlo Ginzburg. The book explores how certain texts have been able to stand the test of time, gain their status as historiographical classics, and capture the imaginations of readers across generations. Investigating the processes of permanence and change in both historiography and history, Aurell further examines the creation of historical genres and canons. Taking influence from methodologies including sociology, literary criticism, theology, and postcolonial studies, What Is a Classic in History? encourages readers to re-evaluate their ideas of history and historiography alike"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The conditions for durability

The dynamics of the classic

The inescapability of the canon

The canonical function of historical genres

Genealogy as double agent

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Feb 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009469975

1009469975

9781009469982

1009469983

9781009469937

1009469932