A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century
by John Burrow
John Burrow surveys the long development of historical writing, from ancient epics and classical inquiries to chronicles and modern approaches. Spanning the period from Herodotus and Thucydides to the twentieth century, this study explores how historians have recorded, interpreted, and organized the human past.
About This Book
A History of Histories examines how people have written and understood the past across centuries.
John Burrow traces historical writing from the works associated with Herodotus and Thucydides through the twentieth century.
The book considers a broad range of forms, including epics, chronicles, and inquiries.
It offers an overview of the development of historical thought and its changing methods.
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