In the early nineteenth century, with Enlightenment optimism soured by years of war and revolution, critics were skeptical of America's naive faith that it had reinvented politics. Simon Schama americacenturycritic Change image and share on social
I find it very hard to write about Jewish history. Simon Schama findhardhistory Change image and share on social
By the end of the nineteenth century, the stereotype of the ugly American - voracious, preachy, mercenary, and bombastically chauvinist - was firmly in place in Europe. Simon Schama americanbombasticallycentury Change image and share on social
History gives you insight of the same quality of truth as poetry or philosophy or a novel. Simon Schama historyinsightphilosophy Change image and share on social
I would passionately make the case that the harder the times, the more we need things that aren't just about keeping our job and making a buck - important though those things are. Arts programming isn't some sort of add-on or ornamental luxury. Simon Schama addartbuck share on social
I am strongly of the opinion that chronology is very important. The great arc of time is what children are wired for. Simon Schama arcchildchronology Change image and share on social
The novelist's obligation to remake the sensuous texture of a vanished world is also the historian's. The strongest fiction writers often do deep research to make the thought and utterances of lost time credible. Simon Schama credibledeepfiction share on social
I wrote a staggeringly bad poem when I was 19 after a girlfriend dumped me. I seem to remember comparing her to a tarantula. It was all very E. J. Thribb of me. Simon Schama badcomparedump Change image and share on social
I am somebody who has never been able to give up '60s habits. I am the inevitable old codger on the dance floor. Simon Schama 60scodgerdance Change image and share on social
The British who arrived in the United States in the eighteen-thirties and forties had imagined the young republic as a wide-eyed adolescent, socially ungainly and politically gauche, but with some hint of promise. Simon Schama adolescentarrivebritish share on social
