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Discuss the significance of the Title of ‘A History of The World in 10 ½ Chapters’
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Ali Wedderburn 5G Coursework Essay on 'A History of The World in 10 1/2 Chapters' No.9: ?????????????????????????????????????????? The title A History of The World in 10 1/2 Chapters immediately says to the reader that the book is not going to be a conventional, nor a serious look at world history. 'World' also mocks Sir Walter Raleigh's work: The History of The World (which also begins with the flood) as Raleigh's book, other than Noah, mentions the history of no other country than England. Barnes's work has, compared to Raleigh, an abundance of countries mentioned. Barnes's title, with the word A, immediately points out that there is no definitive history of the world, only various people's opinions. With the 1/2 he tells us that even if there was a definitive history, the notion that it could be fitted into one book or even written by the hands of Man is ridiculous. (In Parenthesis,...
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