Leopold von Ranke: Crossroads Between History and Philosophy
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Leopold von Ranke and the Eastern Question: the Case of the Serbian Revolution (1829-1879)
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| Author(s): |
Viviane Venancio Moreira
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2014-08-25 |
| Examining board members: |
Sara Albieri;
Julio Cesar Bentivoglio;
Jose Antonio Vasconcelos
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| Advisor: | Sara Albieri |
| Abstract | |
Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), considered one of the most important historians of the 19th century and of the whole history of historiography, produced prolifically during his entire professional carrier, having as one of his main objects the of study the formation of the Western Modern Nations and being famous for his historical methodological approach. But his work can also be a considerable source of new themes and new interpretations, especially when his less known books such as The Ottoman and the Spanish empires in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries or The Serbian Revolution are taken under consideration. This research analyses a theme somewhat yet to be explored in Rankes work, that is to say, the position of this historian in respect of oriental groups through the interpretation of the three editions (1829, 1844 and 1879) of his book The Serbian Revolution (Die serbische Geschichte). Some characteristics of this works deserve highlight: 1) the period of fifty years in which Ranke retook the text makes it possible to study the development of his ideas; 2) it is about the study of a contemporary theme, which means that Ranke wrote while the actions he studied still were part of the present; 3) the work has a collaborative nature, which was conceived by the union of Ranke and the Viennese Slavonian Circle; 4) the way Ranke described the eastern people (Turkish and Serbian) indicates the relation between these notions and a series of representations of the East, which were connected to widespread Romanticist ideas (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/16079-0 - Leopold von Ranke: Crossroads Between History and Philosophy |
| Grantee: | Viviane Venancio Moreira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |