IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 306: Writing History in Medieval Poland
Monday 6 July 2015, 16.30-18.00
| Organiser: | Julia Verkholantsev, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, University of Pennsylvania |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Balázs Nagy, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest / Eötvös Loránd University |
| Paper 306-a | Historical Interests in 15th-Century Poland (Language: English) Index terms: Education, Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Language and Literature - Slavic |
| Paper 306-b | Polish History in Jan Długosz's Annales from the Early Middle Ages to the Second Half of the 15th Century (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Local History, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Paper 306-c | Etymology, Rhetoric, and History in the Historical Writing of Medieval Poland (Language: English) Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Language and Literature - Latin, Language and Literature - Slavic, Rhetoric |
| Abstract | The session unites papers that raise a number of questions related to objects and methods of history writing in Medieval Europe. It focuses on historical works written about Poland. Particular attention will be given to interests that 15th-century historians (e.g. John of Dąbrówka and John Długosz) pursued in their works, and their historiographic activity will be considered in the university and ecclesiastical context. Questions under consideration include medieval authors' understanding of what constitutes 'historical truth' and their use of language as an epistemological instrument, as well as methodological distinctions between 'historical rhetoric', 'historical narrative', and 'historical method' that help us describe medieval writings about the past. |