The writing of history and the biographical essays in Hannah Arendt
The aim of this paper is to reflect on the biographical essays written by Hannah Arendt. Its focus is to understand the reason why the author chose the biographical genre, instead of working only with the argumentative text, as it is usual in the philosophical practice. We will work with two of her...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP) |
| Repositorio: | História da Historiografia |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br:article/397 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.historiadahistoriografia.com.br/revista/article/view/397 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Hannah Arendt Biography Narratives Biografía Narrativas Biografia |
| Sumario: | The aim of this paper is to reflect on the biographical essays written by Hannah Arendt. Its focus is to understand the reason why the author chose the biographical genre, instead of working only with the argumentative text, as it is usual in the philosophical practice. We will work with two of her leading texts on the subject, Rahel Varnhagen: the life of a Jewess, and Men in dark times.The hypothesis that guides the work is that biographical writing in Arendt means the elaboration of a theory of history that is incompatible with the modern conception of History, while arguing about a new connection between action and narration. |
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