Historiography, the writing of history, especially the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particular details from the authentic materials in those …

historiography , Writing of history, especially that based on the critical examination of sources and the synthesis of chosen particulars from those sources into a narrative that will stand the test …

Dec 4, 2025 · For the principal treatment of the writing of history, and the scholarly research associated with it, see historiography. There are many branches of the study of history, among …

Historiography - Explanation, Interpretation, Sources: Until quite recently almost everybody who thought about historiography focused on the historian’s struggle with the sources. …

This concluding section surveys contemporary historical practice and theory. As the previous section has demonstrated, there are many branches of history today, each with different kinds …

Historiography - Ancient, Greek, Roman: In the beginning was the spoken word. Humans lived for tens of thousands of years with language, and thus with tales about the past, but without writing.

To reach the “inner meaning” of history, the historian had to be “speculative” and give “subtle explanations” of causes. To accomplish this, history had to be rooted in philosophy—or, as …

Nov 27, 2025 · The project of bringing the experience of subordinated people into history has been common in historiography since the mid-20th century, often in the form of emphasizing …

Historiography - Cultural, Social, Political: Histories have been written about architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance, theatre, motion pictures, television, and literature. Despite …

Historiography - Greek, Ancient, Herodotus: Greek historiography originated in the activities of a group of writers whom the Greeks called logographoi (“logographers”). Logography was the …