Abstract
Takes note of rhetorical differences between Renaissance and Baroque historiography. The former relied on ancient forms, used methodological principles of causation, and taught moral and political lessons. The latter employed the forms of the new bulletins or avvisi, copied contemporary prose style, discounted practical utility, and displayed a separation between history as literature and history as research. This is illustrated in detail in the #Cochrane's Historians and Historiography in the Italian Renaissance. (Abstract via Allan Megill)