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Description:History in our day is still a story, and yet one that we expect to tell the truth-not just the people and the events of the past, but the invisible order and forces behind them. How can the language of history balance these seemingly contrary tasks, the narrative, the scientific, and the political? This is the question Jacques Rancière explores in The Names of History, a meditation on the poetics of historical knowledge.In the works of writers from Jules Michelet to Fernand Braudel, Rancière traces an ongoing revolution in historical study, a movement that has challenged, in the practice of language, the opposition of science and literature. By way of a commentary on Erich Auerbach, he shows how fictional narrative intertwines with historical narrative to produce a "truth" that retains mythical elements. In closing, he insists on the interdisciplinary character of historical study, not least in connection with recent developments in philosophy and critical theory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Names of History: On the Poetics of Knowledge. To get started finding The Names of History: On the Poetics of Knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 114

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Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Release: 1994

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Description: History in our day is still a story, and yet one that we expect to tell the truth-not just the people and the events of the past, but the invisible order and forces behind them. How can the language of history balance these seemingly contrary tasks, the narrative, the scientific, and the political? This is the question Jacques Rancière explores in The Names of History, a meditation on the poetics of historical knowledge.In the works of writers from Jules Michelet to Fernand Braudel, Rancière traces an ongoing revolution in historical study, a movement that has challenged, in the practice of language, the opposition of science and literature. By way of a commentary on Erich Auerbach, he shows how fictional narrative intertwines with historical narrative to produce a "truth" that retains mythical elements. In closing, he insists on the interdisciplinary character of historical study, not least in connection with recent developments in philosophy and critical theory.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Names of History: On the Poetics of Knowledge. To get started finding The Names of History: On the Poetics of Knowledge, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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