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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Anglo-Norman French ''cronicle'', variant of Old French ''cronique'', via [[Latin]] from [[Greek]] ''khronika'' ‘annals,’ from ''khronikos'' | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from Anglo-Norman French ''cronicle'', variant of Old French ''cronique'', via [[Latin]] from [[Greek]] ''khronika'' ‘annals,’ from ''khronikos'' |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1:a [[factual]] written account of important or historical [[events]] in the order of their occurrence. | | *1:a [[factual]] written account of important or historical [[events]] in the order of their occurrence. |
| *2: a work of [[fiction]] or nonfiction that [[describes]] a particular [[series]] of [[events]]. | | *2: a work of [[fiction]] or nonfiction that [[describes]] a particular [[series]] of [[events]]. |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''chronicle''' (Latin: ''chronica'', from Greek χρονικά, from χρόνος, chronos, "[[time]]") is a historical account of facts and [[events]] ranged in chronological order, as in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_line time line]. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the [[purpose]] being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the [[perspective]] of the chronicler. This is in contrast to a [[narrative]] or history, which sets selected events in a meaningful interpretive context and excludes those the [[author]] does not see as important. | + | A '''chronicle''' (Latin: ''chronica'', from Greek χρονικά, from χρόνος, chronos, "[[time]]") is a historical account of facts and [[events]] ranged in chronological order, as in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_line time line]. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and local events, the [[purpose]] being the recording of events that occurred, seen from the [[perspective]] of the chronicler. This is in contrast to a [[narrative]] or history, which sets selected events in a meaningful interpretive context and excludes those the [[author]] does not see as important. |
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| Where a chronicler obtained the [[information]] varies; some chronicles are written from first-hand [[knowledge]], some are from [[witnesses]] or participants in events, still others are accounts passed mouth to mouth prior to being written down. Some made use of written materials; charters, [[letters]], or the works of earlier chroniclers. Still others are tales of such [[unknown]] origins so as to hold [[mythical]] status. Copyists also affected chronicles in [[creative]] copying, making [[corrections]] or in updating or continuing a chronicle with information not available to the original [[author]](s). The reliability of a particular chronicle is an important determination for modern historians. | | Where a chronicler obtained the [[information]] varies; some chronicles are written from first-hand [[knowledge]], some are from [[witnesses]] or participants in events, still others are accounts passed mouth to mouth prior to being written down. Some made use of written materials; charters, [[letters]], or the works of earlier chroniclers. Still others are tales of such [[unknown]] origins so as to hold [[mythical]] status. Copyists also affected chronicles in [[creative]] copying, making [[corrections]] or in updating or continuing a chronicle with information not available to the original [[author]](s). The reliability of a particular chronicle is an important determination for modern historians. |
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− | In [[modern]] times various contemporary newspapers or other periodicals have adopted "chronicle" as part of their name. Various fictional [[stories]] have also adopted "chronicle" as part of their title, to give an impression of epic [[proportion]] to their stories. A chronicle which traces world history is called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_chronicle universal chronicle]. | + | In [[modern]] times various contemporary newspapers or other periodicals have adopted "chronicle" as part of their name. Various fictional [[stories]] have also adopted "chronicle" as part of their title, to give an impression of epic [[proportion]] to their stories. A chronicle which traces world history is called a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_chronicle universal chronicle]. |
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| [[Scholars]] categorize the [[genre]] of chronicle into two subgroups: live chronicles, and dead chronicles. A dead chronicle is one where the author gathers his list of [[events]] up to the time of his writing, but does not record further events as they occur. A live chronicle is where one or more authors add to a chronicle in a regular fashion, recording contemporary events shortly after they occur. Because of the [[immediacy]] of the [[information]], historians tend to value live chronicles, such as annals, over dead ones. | | [[Scholars]] categorize the [[genre]] of chronicle into two subgroups: live chronicles, and dead chronicles. A dead chronicle is one where the author gathers his list of [[events]] up to the time of his writing, but does not record further events as they occur. A live chronicle is where one or more authors add to a chronicle in a regular fashion, recording contemporary events shortly after they occur. Because of the [[immediacy]] of the [[information]], historians tend to value live chronicles, such as annals, over dead ones. |
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| The term often refers to a [[book]] written by a chronicler in the [[Middle Ages]] describing historical events in a country, or the lives of a nobleman or a clergyman, although it is also applied to a record of [[public]] events. | | The term often refers to a [[book]] written by a chronicler in the [[Middle Ages]] describing historical events in a country, or the lives of a nobleman or a clergyman, although it is also applied to a record of [[public]] events. |
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− | Chronicles are the predecessors of modern "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_line time lines]" rather than analytical histories. They represent accounts, in [[prose]] or [[verse]], of local or distant events over a considerable period of time, both the lifetime of the [[individual]] chronicler and often those of several subsequent continuators. If the chronicles deal with events year by year, they are often called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annal annals]. Unlike the modern historian, most chroniclers tended to take their information as they found it, and made little attempt to separate [[fact]] from [[legend]]. The [[point of view]] of most chroniclers is highly localised, to the extent that many anonymous chroniclers can be sited in individual abbeys. | + | Chronicles are the predecessors of modern "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_line time lines]" rather than analytical histories. They represent accounts, in [[prose]] or [[verse]], of local or distant events over a considerable period of time, both the lifetime of the [[individual]] chronicler and often those of several subsequent continuators. If the chronicles deal with events year by year, they are often called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annal annals]. Unlike the modern historian, most chroniclers tended to take their information as they found it, and made little attempt to separate [[fact]] from [[legend]]. The [[point of view]] of most chroniclers is highly localised, to the extent that many anonymous chroniclers can be sited in individual abbeys. |
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− | The most important [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_chronicles English chronicles] are the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]'', started under the patronage of King Alfred in the 9th century and continued until the 12th century, and the ''Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland'' (1577–87) by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Holinshed Raphael Holinshed] and other writers; the latter documents were important sources of materials for Elizabethan drama. Later 16th century Scottish chronicles, written after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Reformation Reformation], shape history according to Catholic or Protestant viewpoints. | + | The most important [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_chronicles English chronicles] are the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]'', started under the patronage of King Alfred in the 9th century and continued until the 12th century, and the ''Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland'' (1577–87) by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raphael_Holinshed Raphael Holinshed] and other writers; the latter documents were important sources of materials for Elizabethan drama. Later 16th century Scottish chronicles, written after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Reformation Reformation], shape history according to Catholic or Protestant viewpoints. |
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− | It is impossible to say how many chronicles exist, as the many [[ambiguities]] in the [[definition]] of the [[genre]] make it impossible to draw clear distinctions of what should or should not be included. However, the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_the_Medieval_Chronicle Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle]'' lists some 2,500 items written between 300 and 1500 AD. | + | It is impossible to say how many chronicles exist, as the many [[ambiguities]] in the [[definition]] of the [[genre]] make it impossible to draw clear distinctions of what should or should not be included. However, the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia_of_the_Medieval_Chronicle Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle]'' lists some 2,500 items written between 300 and 1500 AD. |
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