HIST 4008 Chapter : HIST 4007 8/26
Document Summary
Herodotus: greek writer of the history of the persian wars , word that he used in greek was historian , means an inquiry, investigation, questioning. Level one: who wrote this, when was it written, what type of document is it, main storyline. Level two: intended audience, why was it written, assumptions behind source. Christoff keller: history of the middle age from the times of constantine: the great to the capture of constantinople by the turks (1688, covering 312-1453. Edward gibbon: wrote the decline and fall of the roman empire, earth-shattering book, piranesi, views of rome. Edward gibbon, 1737-94 (he said middle ages were awful) Sir walter scott, 1771-1832: he wrote ivanhoe, and romanticized the middle ages. Victor hugo, 1802-1885: tried to save/preserve notre dame cathedral in paris (modern view had spread and it was almost destroyed, gargoyles not medieval on the church. The modern view was to fantasize medievalism.
