本文是Cory Doctorow对历史学家兼科幻作家艾达·帕尔默（Ada Palmer）著作《发明文艺复兴》（Inventing the Renaissance）的深度书评。Doctorow盛赞此书为“杰作”，认为它不仅是一部历史著作，更是一部关于“历史编纂学”——即历史如何被书写和重写——的恢弘作品。帕尔默通过自己传奇式的教学实践（让学生通过角色扮演重演美第奇教皇选举）揭示了历史叙事如何被创造、利用和推翻。书中探讨了自我审查、言论自由等主题，并与当下特朗普时代的“反觉醒”战争形成深刻呼应。Doctorow将其与乔·沃尔顿（Jo Walton）的科幻小说相勾连，展示了知识创作如何相互滋养。
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