Type journalArticle Authors Jerzy Topolski Publication title Storia della Storiografia Volume 37 Language English Keywords 1 theory and philosophy of historiography linguistics/discursive turn narrativism/narratology periodization schools/paradigms time/temporality Abstract Discusses the role and function of periodization in the creation of historical narratives, concentrating on the 20th century. To choose a particular periodization is to choose a particular coherence.