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Historical Poetry For Humanistic Education

Table 1:

Form of the History text Form of historical poetry Objective of the History text Transformative objective of historical poetry
Linearity Non-linear possibilities Information Empathy
Rational cause and effect Irrationality in tropes Political understanding Humanistic understanding
Pretence to fact/objectivity Subjectivity Presentation of political relations Presentation of the human cost of historical events
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