Knowledge and Narrative

This Element is concerned with narrative as a mode of knowing. It draws attention to the epistemic value of historical narrative qua narrative. This it does not only in an abstract sense, but also with the help of recent works of history. Special attention is given to narrative sentences and narrative theses. A narrative thesis redescribes the actions and events the historian is concerned with and allows for the temporal whole or unity we associate with narrative, with its beginning, middle, and end. A thesis, it is argued, is indispensable and qualifies the work of historians as narrative.  The concern with narrative has not lost any of its relevance, for the simple reason that it informs us about history as an academic discipline and the knowledge it produces. For as long as historians decide what events are important in their past and for what reason, they will rely on narrative.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Narrative's indispensability; 2. Narrative sentences; 3. Narrative theses; Epilogue; Bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chiel van de Akker, Chiel Van De (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Akker, Chiel Van Den (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Akker, Akker Chiel van den
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 31.01.2026
• EAN: 9781009539715
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0953971-5
• Seiten: 75
• Serie: Elements in Historical Theory and Practice
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; History of Ideas, History: theory & methods, HISTORY / Historiography, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, History: theory and methods