Writing histories: imagination and narration / edited by Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath.
Writing histories: imagination and narration / edited by Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath.
Writing histories: imagination and narration / edited by Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath.
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Publisher
[Clayton, Vic. : School of Historical Studies, Monash University, 2000]
Date
2000]
Call Numbers
N907.2/171
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiv,97 p.; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction / Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath -- 1. The poetics and practicalities of writing / Tom Griffiths -- 2. The Broken Years: Australian soldiers in the Great War, 1914-18 / Bill Gammage -- 3. Postmodernity and the release of the creative imagination / Donna Merwick -- 4. Writing from fragment...
Publication information
Publisher
[Clayton, Vic. : School of Historical Studies, Monash University, 2000]
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2000]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book is for anyone wanting to write histories that capture the imagination and challenge the intellect. The commitment to historical accuracy is sometimes seen to limit historians' ability to make their story interesting. This book aims to show that historical narrative and imagination can work together to produce works of history that are a p...
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Full title
Writing histories: imagination and narration / edited by Ann Curthoys and Ann McGrath.
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General note
Monash publications in history ; 32.
Includes bibliographical references.
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N907.2/171
Record Identifier
74VvAmMmWdAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvAmMmWdAg
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ISBN
0732617685 (pbk.)
9780732617684
0732617685
9780732617684 (pbk.)
DDC
907.2
MMS ID
991013477259702626
