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Literature as a historical source (SciCast #455) (2021x44)

Uitzenddatum: Okt 22, 2021

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?