On History

Dylan Howarth

‘On History’ comprises three critical reflections on the depiction of historical events in cinema, on the role of the historian in the study of history, and on the historical depiction of madness in American literature. Through this collection of essays, join a voyage through history, from the late Stalin and Khrushchev eras, to ‘Hitler’s War,’ and 19th and 20th century America.

On the Historical Depiction of Madness in American Literature

Dylan Howarth

Few subjects captivated the nineteenth-century mind quite like madness...

On Truth & the Role of the Historian

Dylan Howarth

While the study of history is first and foremost an end in itself, a cultivation of the soul for its own sake...

On Historical Events & Soviet Cinema

Dylan Howarth

In recent decades, films have increasingly been analysed by historians to provide insight into...