ScicastLiterature as a historical source (SciCast #455)
2021 • E44 Oct 22, 2021 1h 41m
What can be considered a historical source? How is literature understood in the scientific study of history? What criteria does a literary work need to meet in order to be used as a historical source? Is a fictional book a historical source? What about music? What about a short story? What about a diary?