I recently came across two rather peculiar terms: mythic history and fictive history. Although I’m not a historian myself, if I were, I’d feel somewhat uncomfortable, to say the least. After all, the word history comes from the Ancient Greek term ἵστωρ (histōr), meaning ‘learnt, wise man’—not from φήμη (phḗmē), that is, ‘prophetic voice, oracle, rumour’. What’s next—deterministic poetry?
More words to ponder at maciejmodzelewski.com
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