Art of History
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Alexander III
Apparent Strain
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Behring Sea
Byzantine Wars
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Charles XII
De Louis XIV
Desultory Reading
eighteenth-century historians
English Parnassus
Enlightenment historical theory perspectives
Enlightenment historiography
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Etesian Winds
German Followers
historical methodology
History's Sake
History’s Sake
King's Bed Chamber
King’s Bed Chamber
literary approaches to history
Marquis De Dangeau
Nature's Law
Nature’s Law
Non-political Features
Philip III
philosophical history analysis
Previous Historical Writing
Queen's Wardrobe
Queen’s Wardrobe
Robertson's Activities
Robertson's History
Serene World
Treuga Dei
Voltaire Hume Gibbon Robertson
Voltaire's Conception
Voltaire's Work
Voltaire’s Conception
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- ISBN 9781138124813
- Weight: 370g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Mar 2018
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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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".
