The History and Narrative ReaderGeoffrey Roberts Drawing together seminal texts from philosophers and historians, including Hayden White, David Carr and Frederick Olafson, this volume presents the great debate over the narrative character of history from the 1960s onwards. The History and Narrative Reader combines theory with practice to offer a unique overview of this debate and illuminates the practical implications of these philosophical debates for the writing of history. The editor's introduction offers a succinct survey of the subject to support readings which explore the role of narrative in:
An excellent book that any student of history and its practice will want on their bookshelf. |
Contents
W H Dray | 25 |
W B Gallie | 40 |
Maurice Mandelbaum | 52 |
Richard G | 59 |
Frederick A Olafson | 71 |
THE STRUCTURE OF NARRATIVE | 107 |
Geoffrey Roberts | 130 |
David Carr | 143 |
F R Ankersmit | 237 |
Noël Carroll | 246 |
François Furet | 269 |
Eric Hobsbawm | 299 |
Edgar Kiser | 318 |
Kenneth C Dewar | 337 |
Margaret R Somers | 354 |
Hayden White | 375 |
W H Dray | 157 |
Andrew P Norman | 181 |
David Carr | 197 |
Louis 0 Mink | 211 |
Hayden White | 221 |
Patrick Finney | 390 |
William Cronon | 409 |
Glossary of key concepts | 435 |