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Luigi Alonzi

History as a Translation of the Past

Case Studies from the West

Luigi Alonzi

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English
Bloomsbury Academic
24 April 2025
Translation & interpretation; History: theory & methods; Historiography; Social & cultural history
This volume considers how the act through which historians interpret the past can be understood as one of epistemological and cognitive translation. The book convincingly argues that words, images, and historical and archaeological remains can all be considered as objects deserving the same treatment on the part of historians, whose task consists exactly in translating their past meanings into present language. It goes on to examine the notion that this act of translation is also an act of synchronization which connects past, present, and future, disrupting and resetting time, as well as creating complex temporalities differing from any linear chronology. Using a broad, deep interpretation of translation, History as a Translation of the Past brings together an international cast of scholars working on different periods to show how their respective approaches can help us to better understand and translate the past in the future.
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781350338258
ISBN 10:   1350338257
Pages:   240
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Luigi Alonzi is Professor of History at University of Palermo, Italy. He is the author of 'Economy' in European History (Bloomsbury Academic, forthcoming).

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