El. knyga: Fiction of History

'In a historicized world conscious of having an historical consciousness historicization far exceeds its purely academic practice. The Fiction of History explores this cognitive situation through both theoretical reflections and studies of particular authors and media to show that contemporary theories of language and narrative, allied with historical fiction, have produced new types of historicization. The Fiction of History, therefore, offers an indispensable perspective on the current state of history.' - Martin L. Davies, University of Leicester, UK 'In a historicized world conscious of having an historical consciousness historicization far exceeds its purely academic practice. The Fiction of History explores this cognitive situation through both theoretical reflections and studies of particular authors and media to show that contemporary theories of language and narrative, allied with historical fiction, have produced new types of historicization. The Fiction of History, therefore, offers an indispensable perspective on the current state of history.' - Martin L. Davies, University of Leicester, UK

'Each of these essays examines the distinct capaci-ties and ends of history and of literature or lm in repre-sentation of the past: from empirical accuracy and legal signicance to ethical intervention and aesthetic effect... the book presents an interesting and valuable collection of analyses of the differing capacities of literary, lmic, and historical accounts of historical events.' - Kevin M. F. Platt, University of Pennsylvania, American Historical Review