History, Theory, Text: Historians and the Linguistic Turn

by Elizabeth A. Clark

Book Overview

In this work of sweeping erudition, one of our foremost historians of early Christianity considers a variety of theoretical critiques to examine the problems and opportunities posed by the ways in which history is written. Elizabeth Clark argues forcefully for a renewal of the study of premodern Western history through engagement with the kinds of critical methods that have transformed other humanities disciplines in recent decades.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2PDKQY
• ISBN13: 9780674015845
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"