• “Ferdinand Gregorovius versus Theodor Mommsen on the City of Rome and Its Legends.” History of Humanities 1.1 (2016): 101-128

    Author(s):
    Maya Maskarinec (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    History, Medieval Studies
    Subject(s):
    Rome (Empire), History, Italy--Rome
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Gregorovius, Mommsen, Roman history, Rome
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/qg6v-5f29
    Abstract:
    This article argues that Ferdinand Gregorovius (1821–91) in his popular but much critiqued Geschichte der Stadt Rom im Mittelalter challenged the ideals of an objective, dispassionate historiography advocated by the leading German historians of his generation. To do so it focuses on Gregorovius’s treatment of the city of Rome and its urban legends, comparing Gregorovius’s approach with that taken by his famous contemporary Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903) in his unfinished Römische Geschichte. This reveals how, unlike Mommsen, Gregorovius allowed his experiences in Rome to influence his historical presentation. As a result, the city of Rome and its legends emerge as actors in the drama of history and Gregorovius embeds in his work a narrative of the destruction of Rome that rests uneasily with the pattern of progress that Gregorovius, like his contemporaries, was convinced underpinned hist
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1086/685062
    Publisher:
    University of Chicago Press
    Pub. Date:
    2016
    Journal:
    History of Humanities
    Volume:
    1
    Issue:
    1
    Page Range:
    101 - 128
    ISSN:
    2379-3163,2379-3171
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    5 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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