The Narrative Turn: an Examination of Contemporary Western Historical Theories
by Peng Gang
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"The Narrative Turn: An Examination of Contemporary Western Historical Theory" focuses on the theoretical orientations of Hayden White and Ankersmit, the main representatives of this turn. It analyzes the theoretical issues in the field of intellectual history research based on the case of Skinner, the leader of the Cambridge School. Combined with the development history of historical theory in the 20th century, it explores ideas for rethinking historical facts and historical explanations, and the objectivity of history in the context of the new frontier of historical theory. In the 1970s, the academic paradigm transformation occurred in the field of Western historical theory. The analytical philosophy of history that flourished after the Second World War was gradually replaced by the narrativist philosophy of history, which is still the most dominant theoretical form in contemporary Western historiography. This transformation is often called the narrative turn.
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