[6] ’sonlyauthenticmessage, , too, arestatingtheircase, supported, mostlikely, , wecouldnotsuppressthosevoicesorpreventothersfromlisteningtothem; , eventswillproceedontheirmysteriouscourseastheyhavealwaysdone, andtotheshapingofithowmuchthepastcontributes, andhowmuchtheurgethatisinman’screativepowers, ? No, wemustfulfillourfunction, whichis, tothebestofourability, toshowupthemythsandtelltheworldallwecanfindaboutpastreality — inshorttopromotelegitimateuseandchecktheabuseofhistory.
Notes
1....hemustusehismaterialbychoosingfromit: 对自己的素材要进行筛选。
: (Greekmythology) AlsospelledKleio, themuseofhistory (历史女神)， “torecount”“tomakefamous” or “tocelebrate”.
: , andinwaysthatsuitthem.
: havingnofixedcourse
: inseparably
QuestionsforFurtherThinking
1.“Behindthefact, behindthegoddessHistory, thereisahistorian.” Figureoutthemeaningofthisstatement.
, whatthenaretheresponsibilitiesofthereaderortheuserofhistory?
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’shistoryiswrittenbyan “outsider”, doyouthinkheorshewilldoitmoreobjectively? Whyorwhynot?
5.“AndIthinkImayaddthatnotIpersonallybutallprofessionalhistoriansdopossessakindoffamiliaritywiththepastthatshouldnotbeunheardinthatgreatargument.”Whatistheargument?
After-readingAssignment
OralWork
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, , reportyourfindingstoyourclassandmakesomecommentsonyourfindings.
-madehistoricalTVseriesandmovieshavebecomeahitamongthepublicwhileothersmayberegardedas “notserious” or “unfaithfultohistory”..
, ? .
WrittenWork
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2.“Man, afterall, isnotgovernedbyreasonalone, andthemyth, springingfromaffectionsorhatreds, .” Composeanessayof500wordsanalyzinganymythicalstoriesthat “spring” fromaffectionand/orhatred.
“history-like”.
, toeach, .
FurtherReadings
History: ItsTheoryandPracticebyBenedeteCroce
ModernHistoriography: AnIntroductionbyMichaelBentley
TheDemonstrationofGod’
TheIdeaofHistorybyRobinGeorgeColligwood
《当代西方史学理论》，何兆武、陈启能著
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