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The Secret of World History. Selected Writings on the Art and Science of History.
Ranke, Leopold Von; Wines, Roger
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paperback. Attempts to give some sense of author's literary skill, by including examples of his historical portraiture from his History of the Popes, History of France, and History of the Reformation. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 17. Weight in Grams: 433.
For the English speaking reader of today, Ranke is surprisingly inaccessible; indeed, he has become something of a patron saint, more praised than read. Now all his major works have been translated, while almost none of his letters, notes, or essays, so important in getting an informal appraisal of his craft of history, is in English. Many of his of books, whether in German or in English, are no longer in print, and the modern reader is less likely to bear up with the four or six volume works which are. Thus the purpose of this anthology is to bring ... Read more
For the English speaking reader of today, Ranke is surprisingly inaccessible; indeed, he has become something of a patron saint, more praised than read. Now all his major works have been translated, while almost none of his letters, notes, or essays, so important in getting an informal appraisal of his craft of history, is in English. Many of his of books, whether in German or in English, are no longer in print, and the modern reader is less likely to bear up with the four or six volume works which are. Thus the purpose of this anthology is to bring ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823210503
SKU
V9780823210503
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About Ranke, Leopold Von; Wines, Roger
Leopold Von Ranke (Author) Leopold von Ranke was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. Roger Wines (Edited By) Roger Wines is Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University.
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