Sublime Historical Experience |
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| Author:
| Ankersmit, F. R. |
| Series title: | Cultural Memory in the Present Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-4935-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge.
Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge.