Memory, history and the classical tradition

@article{Whitling2009MemoryHA,
  title={Memory, history and the classical tradition},
  author={Frederick Whitling},
  journal={European Review of History: Revue europ{\'e}enne d'histoire},
  year={2009},
  volume={16},
  pages={235 - 253}
}
  • Frederick Whitling
  • Published 18 March 2009
  • History
  • European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire
‘Memory’ is often confused and mistaken for myth; this is in turn connected with the widespread use of mistaking collective mythology and common myth for the idea of a ‘collective memory’. This essay discusses memory and history terminology in the context of the generic concept ‘classical tradition’. The case study explored here – the nineteenth-century Walhalla ‘temple’ near Regensburg in Southern Germany – is an attempt to discuss the classical tradition, focusing on archaeology and… 
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