A History Of Histories: Epics Chronicles Romances And Inquiries From Herodotus Thucydides To The Twentieth Century John Burrow Penguin Books Ltd

This Unprecedented Book By One Of Britain\ S Leading Intellectual Historians Describes The Impact That Study And Consideration Past Has Had In Western World Over 2500 Years Treating Practise History Not As An Isolated Pursuit But Aspect Human Society Essential Part Cultural Europe America It Magnificently Brings To Life Work From Greeks Present Explaining Their Distinctive Qualities Allowing Modern Reader Appreciate Enjoy Them Is Also Examines Subjects Diverse New Perspectives Brought About Rise Rome Interests Medieval Chroniclers Effects Romanticism Emergence Towards End Nineteenth Century Historical Profession Sets Out Be Academic Discipline A Choice: Choice Pasts Ways They Have Been Demarcated Investigated Presented Even Sometimes Learned Changed According Political Religious (Often Most Importantly) Patriotic Circumstances Σελίδες: 576 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm