Writing the History of the Humanities: Questions, Themes, and Approaches

The humanities encompass a diverse range of disciplines, and Herman Paul's book provides an overview of the themes, questions, and methods central to current research on the history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It challenges rigid distinctions between disciplines and offers a state-of-the-art overview of the field, drawing from case studies from classical philology, art history, and Biblical studies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 392 pages
Publication date: 17 November 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The humanities encompass a diverse range of disciplines, including media studies, digital studies, philosophy, art history, and musicology, among others. With the field expanding and diversifying, there is a growing need to clearly define its boundaries. Herman Paul, a renowned scholar, has assembled a stellar team of early-career and established scholars to present an overview of the themes, questions, and methods central to current research on the history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This exciting addition to the Writing History series will draw from a wide range of case studies from diverse fields, including classical philology, art history, and Biblical studies, to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the field. By challenging the rigid distinctions between disciplines, this ground-breaking book showcases the variety of prisms through which historians of the humanities study the past.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350199101