The Autonomy of History: Truth and Method from Erasmus to Gibbon - Joseph M. Levine - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226475417 - December 15, 1999
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The Autonomy of History: Truth and Method from Erasmus to Gibbon


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In these essays, Joseph M. Levine shows how the idea and method of modern history first began to develop during the Renaissance, when a clear distinction between history and fiction was first proposed. The new claims for history were met by a scepticism in a debate that still echoes today.


192 pages, 10 halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 15, 1999
ISBN13 9780226475417
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 267
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   510 g

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