(c) Histonians study about the post and
present of great
men.
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Universal history, the history of what man has accomplished in this world, is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here," wrote the Victorian sage Thomas Carlyle. Well, not any more it isn't. Last week, the Observer reported that leading biographer Victoria Glendinning was having trouble finding a publisher for her new life of East Indies explorer and Singapore founder, Sir Stamford Raffles. Then came the news that the Costa book awards couldn't fill its biography shortlist.
Suddenly, Britain looks to have fallen out with its favourite historical form. This could be no more than a passing literary fad, but it also points to a broader truth about how we now approach the past: less concerned with learning from our forebears and more interested in feeling their pain. Today, we want empathy, not inspiration.
From the earliest days of the Renaissance, the writing of history
Historians study about the past of great men.