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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Leopold von Ranke, who was born in 1795, is considered to be one of
the founders of the modern practice of writing history. This
collection of his writings, edited and introduced by Georg G.
Iggers, was first published in 1973 and remains the leading
collection of Ranke's writings in the English language. Now updated
with the needs of current students in mind, this edition includes
previously untranslated materials by the young Ranke, focusing
particularly on the relationship between history and religion
together with his inaugural lecture of 1836 'On the Relation and
Difference between History and Politics'. Including pieces on
historical science, and on the relationship between history and
philosophy, as well as country specific histories, this book is
essential reading for all students of historiography.
For the English speaking reader of today, Ranke is surprisingly inaccessible; indeed, he has become something of a patron saint, more praised than read.
Now all his major works have been translated, while almost none of his letters, notes, or essays, so important in getting an informal appraisal of his craft of history, is in English. Many of his of books, whether in German or in English, are no longer in print, and the modern reader is less likely to bear up with the four or six volume works which are.
Thus the purpose of this anthology is to bring attention to some of the riches which a reader might find in a more extended study of Ranke's histories. Its emphasis is on Ranke as an historian, with translations of essays and addresses which lay down his program for research, politics, and the relationship between and historian's values and his work. It also attempts to give some sense of Ranke's literary skill, by including examples of his historical portraiture from his History of the Popes, History of France, and History of the Reformation.
Finally, a selection of letters and brief reflections culled from his works and notes tries to recapture the man, whose own inner development joined with the tendencies of his age to make him a world-historical figure in Ranke's own sense of the word.
Leopold von Ranke, who was born in 1795, is considered to be one of
the founders of the modern practice of writing history. This
collection of his writings, edited and introduced by Georg G.
Iggers, was first published in 1973 and remains the leading
collection of Ranke's writings in the English language. Now updated
with the needs of current students in mind, this edition includes
previously untranslated materials by the young Ranke, focusing
particularly on the relationship between history and religion
together with his inaugural lecture of 1836 'On the Relation and
Difference between History and Politics'. Including pieces on
historical science, and on the relationship between history and
philosophy, as well as country specific histories, this book is
essential reading for all students of historiography.
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