| Description |
1 online resource (286 pages) |
| Series |
Library of modern Russia
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Library of modern Russia.
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Last six pages are blank. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Between state patronage and oversight: developments in history as a university discipline -- The scholar-artist: master historians and their literary muses -- Style: the literary cadences of Russian historical narrative -- The historian's literary toolbox: portraiture -- Literary evidence: realist aesthetics and historical enquiry -- Place: excursion history and the question of literary sites -- The historian's literary compass: modern poets and novelists -- Historical and literary historical scholarship: a hybrid science? -- Epilogue: the forgotten legacy. |
| Summary |
"It is commonly held that a strict divide between literature and history emerged in the 19th century, with the latter evolving into a more serious disciple of rigorous science. Yet, in turning to works of historical writing during late Imperial Russia, Frances Nethercott reveals how this was not so; rather, she argues, fiction, lyric poetry, and sometimes even the lives of artists, consistently and significantly shaped historical enquiry. Grounding its analysis in the works of historians Timofei Granovskii, Vasilii Klyuchevskii, and Ivan Grevs, Writing History in Late Imperial Russia explores how Russian thinkers--being sensitive to the social, cultural, and psychological resonances of creative writing--drew on the literary canon as a valuable resource for understanding the past. The result is a novel and nuanced discussion of the influences of literature on the development of Russian historiography, which shines new light on late Imperial attitudes to historical investigation and considers the legacy of such historical practice on Russia today"--Publisher's description |
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| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Historiography -- Russia -- History.
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Russian literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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Russian literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917.
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Russia -- Historiography.
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History. |
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Historiography |
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Intellectual life |
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Russian literature |
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Russia |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nethercott, Frances. Writing history in late Imperial Russia. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020 1350130400 (OCoLC)1105148627 |
| ISBN |
9781350130432 (electronic book) |
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1350130435 (electronic book) |
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9781350130418 (electronic book) |
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1350130419 (electronic book) |
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9781350130425 (electronic book ; ePub) |
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1350130427 (electronic book ; ePub) |
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9781350130401 (hardback) |
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1350130400 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
10.5040/9781350130432 |
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