Vom Nutzen und Nachteil der Literatur fur die Geschichtswissenschaft
A Historian's View
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20656806 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary D Stark (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The German Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-8831 • E-ISSN: 1756-1183 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/406608 |
| OpenAlex | W1977459801 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 8 |
Ever since Aristotle observed that historians tell about what has happened while poets tell about what might happen,' the relationship between art and reality has been a controversial one. It is hardly my intention here to settle definitively this perennial question or to judge whether history or literature, memory or imagination is more truthful or provides a superior form of knowledge. Rather, as a historian I wish to explore the value and limitations of imaginative literature as a source of reliable information about life in the past and to comment on some of the ways historians can use and abuse literature as historical evidence
Art · German Literature and Culture Studies · Memory, History, Trauma, Identity · Philosophy and Historical Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |