Reading the pages over now, one can see the true Prescott under all the starch and stiffness which at the time he mistakenly regarded as essential to the dignity of historical writing.
When both these gifts were found united in a single mind, historical writing in New England had passed beyond the confines of its early crudeness and had reached the stage where it claimed rank as lasting literature.
Yet in this first serious piece of historical writing, he imposed upon himself the shackles of an earlier convention.
He himself long afterward explained that still earlier than this he had been strongly attracted to historical writing, especially after reading Gibbon's Autobiography, which he came upon in 1820.
Then you may open your Gibbon's Autobiography and read that it was the subtle influence of Italy and Rome that determined the choice, from amongst many contemplated subjects of historical writing, of "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
If you have made a conscientious search for historical material and use it with scrupulous honesty, have no fear that you will transgress any reasonable canon of historical writing.
Another matter suggested by these names is the changing standard or ideal of historical writing.
The beginnings of historical writing--which go beyond mere chronicles and family histories--appear, as in the lost work on Roman history by M.
The Egyptians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chinese, and other nations, furnish examples of this rudimental type of historical writing.
This age witnesses the beginnings of historical writing.
The beginning of historical writing was in the form of lists of kings, or bare records of battles, or the simple registration of other occurrences of remarkable interest.
The first requisite of historical writing at the present day is absolute truth, as nearly as it can be ascertained.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "historical writing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
