1st Edition

Deciphering Carlo Ginzburg Form and Time

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

This book offers an original reading of Carlo Ginzburg’s work, tracing his trajectory in the context of Italian micro-history, his debates on the objectivity of historical knowledge, and the connection of his work to the expanded perspectives constructed in recent decades by global history. Ginzburg's theories have achieved notoriety not only in the field of history but also among the wider... Read more

Introduction  Part 1 1. Mimetism: Between Philology and History  2. A Slave of the Thing Itself: In Defense of the Historian’s Métier  Part 2  3. In Search of Form: Nachleben, Pathosformel, and Logosformel  4. Catabasis: Journey to the World of the Dead  Part 3  5. Micro-History and Global History  6. Perspectivism: The Story of Carlo Ginzburg’s World  Final Considerations

Biography

Deivy F. Carneiro is Full Professor at the Institute of History of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil. He is dedicated to research related to the history of crime and violence, as well as Italian micro-history. He is the author of several books, including Espaços, escalas e práticas sociais na micro-história Italian (2023).

Daniel R. B. Dias is a self-taught historian specializing in the work of Erich Auerbach.