Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2025-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 160 Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy 13020807 History as literature, and other essays $aNew York :$bCharles Scribner's Sons, $c1913. History as literature -- Biological analogies in history -- The world movement -- Citizenship in a republic -- The thraldom of names -- Productive scholarship -- Dante and the Bowery -- The foundations of the nineteenth century -- The search for truth in a reverent spirit -- The ancient Irish sagas -- An art exhibition. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History as Literature and Other Essays" by Theodore Roosevelt is a collection of essays and addresses written in the early 20th century. The work explores the interconnections between history, literature, and science, arguing for a more expansive view of literature that encompasses historical writing and its importance in civic education and culture. Roosevelt presents a passionate defense of the literary quality in historical narratives and addresses, emphasizing that true history should not only be factual but also engaging and expressive. At the start of this work, Roosevelt sets the tone by introducing his main thesis: that history should be regarded as a form of literature, and this assertion leads him into a critical discussion on the relationship between literary expression, imaginative power, and the presentation of historical facts. He contends that while accurate research is necessary for writing history, it must also be articulated in a way that captivates the audience. Roosevelt uses examples from various historical contexts to illustrate how the combination of factual rigor and literary flair enriches the understanding of history, and he advocates for the inclusion of vivid storytelling to convey the human experience in the past. This opening portion serves as a robust introduction to the larger arguments and themes that he will further explore throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/historyasliterat0000roos 20220510232422roosevelt 1913 us Reading ease score: 47.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en History -- Philosophy Speeches, addresses, etc., American American essays -- 20th century Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Views on history Presidents -- United States -- Views on history Presidents -- United States -- Intellectual life Literature and history PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Other 448892 2025-06-29T14:43:14.576379 text/html 422866 2025-02-05T07:32:06 text/html 437735 2025-06-29T14:43:20.803348 application/epub+zip 434624 2025-06-29T14:43:16.211370 application/epub+zip 269233 2025-06-29T14:43:15.465355 application/epub+zip 538959 2025-06-29T14:43:24.618381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503736 2025-06-29T14:43:20.187329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409198 2025-06-29T14:43:14.119389 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389260 2025-02-05T07:32:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18098 2025-06-29T14:43:24.759296 application/rdf+xml 8111 2025-06-29T14:43:15.679341 image/jpeg 1612 2025-06-29T14:43:15.570367 image/jpeg 444393 2025-06-29T14:43:14.615353 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia