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A chronicle (Latin: chronica, from Greek χρονικά chroniká, from χρόνος, chrónos – «time») is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. 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. A chronicle which traces world history is a universal chronicle. This is in contrast to a narrative or history, in which an author chooses events to interpret and analyze and excludes those the author does not consider important or relevant.
The information sources for chronicles vary. Some are written from the chronicler’s direct knowledge, others from witnesses or participants in events, still others are accounts passed down from generation to generation by oral tradition.[1] Some used written material, such as charters, letters, and earlier chronicles.[1] Still others are tales of unknown origin that have mythical status.[1] Copyists also changed chronicles in creative copying, making corrections or in updating or continuing a chronicle with information not available to the original chronicler.[1] Determining the reliability of particular chronicles is important to historians.[1]
Many newspapers and other periodical literature 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.
Subgroups[edit]
Scholars categorize the genre of chronicle into two subgroups: live chronicles, and dead chronicles. A dead chronicle is one where the author assembles a list of events up to the time of their 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.
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 earliest medieval chronicle to combine both retrospective (dead) and contemporary (live) entries, is the Chronicle of Ireland, which spans the years 431 to 911.[2]
Chronicles are the predecessors of modern «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 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.
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 Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle lists some 2,500 items written between 300 and 1500 AD.
Citation of entries[edit]
Entries in chronicles are often cited using the abbreviation s.a., meaning sub anno (under the year), according to the year under which they are listed. For example, «ASC MS A, s.a. 855″ means the entry for the year 855 in manuscript A of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The same event may be recorded under a different year in another manuscript of the chronicle, and may be cited for example as «ASC MS D, s.a. 857″.
English chronicles[edit]
The most important English chronicles are the 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 Raphael Holinshed and other writers; the latter documents were important sources of materials for Elizabethan drama.[3] Later 16th century Scottish chronicles, written after the Reformation, shape history according to Catholic or Protestant viewpoints.
Cronista[edit]
A cronista is a term for a historical chronicler, a role that held historical significance in the European Middle Ages. Until the European Enlightenment, the occupation was largely equivalent to that of a historian, describing events chronologically that were of note in a given country or region. As such, it was often an official governmental position rather than an independent practice. The appointment of the official chronicler often favored individuals who had distinguished themselves by their efforts to study, investigate and disseminate population-related issues. The position was granted on a local level based on the mutual agreements of a city council in plenary meetings. Often, the occupation was honorary, unpaid, and stationed for life. In modern usage, the term usually refers to a type of journalist who writes chronicles as a form of journalism or non-professional historical documentation.[4]
Cronista in the Middle Ages[edit]
Before the development of modern journalism and the systematization of chronicles as a journalistic genre, cronista were tasked with narrating chronological events considered worthy of remembrance that were recorded year by year. Unlike writers who created epic poems regarding living figures, cronista recorded historical events in the lives of individuals in an ostensibly truthful and reality-oriented way.[citation needed]
Even from the time of early Christian historiography, cronistas were clearly expected to place human history in the context of a linear progression, starting with the creation of man until the second coming of Christ, as prophesied in biblical texts.[5]
Alphabetical list of notable chronicles[edit]
Chronicles of Flanders. Manuscript manufactured in Flanders, 2nd half of the 15th century. Manuscript preserved in the University Library of Ghent.[6]
- History of Alam Aray Abbasi – Safavid dynasty
- Alamgirnama – Mughal Empire
- Altan Tobchi — Mongol Empire
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle – England
- Annales Bertiniani – West Francia
- Annales Cambriae – Wales
- Annales seu cronicae incliti Regni Poloniae – Poland
- Annals of Inisfallen – Ireland
- Annals of Lough Cé – Ireland
- Annals of the Four Masters – Ireland
- Annals of Spring and Autumn – China
- Annals of Thutmose III – Ancient Egypt
- The Annals of the Choson Dynasty – Korea
- Babylonian Chronicles – Mesopotamia
- Anonymous Bulgarian Chronicle – Bulgaria
- Bodhi Vamsa – Sri Lanka
- Books of Chronicles attributed to Ezra – Israel
- Buranji – Ahoms, Assam, India
- Cāmadevivaṃsa – Northern Thailand
- Culavamsa – Sri Lanka
- (Chronica Polonorum): see Gesta principum Polonorum
- Cheitharol Kumbaba – Manipur, India
- Chronica Gentis Scotorum
- Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae – Poland
- Chronicon of Eusebius
- Chronicon Scotorum – Ireland
- Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg
- Chronicle (Crònica) by Ramon Muntaner – 13th/14th-century Crown of Aragon. Third and longest of the Grand Catalan Chronicles.
- Chronicle of Finland (Chronicon Finlandiae) by Johannes Messenius – Finland
- Dioclean Priest’s Chronicle – Europe
- Chronicle of the Slavs – Europe
- Chronicle of Greater Poland – Poland
- Chronica Hungarorum – History of Hungary
- Chronicle of Jean de Venette – France
- Chronicle of the Bishops of England (De Gestis Pontificum Anglorum) by William of Malmesbury
- Chronicle of the Kings of England (De Gestis Regum Anglorum) by William of Malmesbury
- Chronographia – 11th century History of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantium) by Michael Psellos
- Comentarios Reales de los Incas
- Conversion of Kartli – Georgia
- Cronaca[7]— Chronicle of Cyprus from the 4th up to the 15th century by Cypriot chronicler Leontios Machairas
- Cronaca fiorentina – Chronicle of Florence up to the end of the 14th Century by Baldassarre Bonaiuti
- Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum – Poland
- Croyland Chronicle – England
- Dawn-Breakers (Nabil’s Narrative) – Baháʼí Faith and Middle East
- Dipavamsa – Sri Lanka
- Divan of the Abkhazian Kings – Georgia
- Eric Chronicles – Sweden
- Eusebius Chronicle – Mediterranean and Middle East
- Fragmentary Annals of Ireland – Ireland
- Froissart’s Chronicles – France and Western Europe
- Galician-Volhynian Chronicle – Ukraine
- Georgian Chronicles – Georgia
- Gesta Normannorum Ducum – Normandy
- Gesta principum Polonorum
- Grandes Chroniques de France – France
- General Estoria by Alfonso X – c. 1275-1284 Castile, Spain.
- Henry of Livona Chronicle – Eastern Europe
- Historia Ecclesiastica – Norman England
- Historia Scholastica by Petrus Comestor — 12th century France
- The Historie and Chronicles of Scotland, Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie
- History of the Prophets and Kings – Middle East and Mediterranean
- Hustyn Chronicle – Eastern Europe
- Jami’ al-tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani — Universal history
- Jans der Enikel – Europe and Mediterranean
- Jerome’s Chronicle – Mediterranean and Middle East
- Jinakalamali – Northern Thailand
- Joannis de Czarnkow chronicon Polonorum – Poland
- Kaiserchronik – Central and southern Europe, Germany
- Kano Chronicle – Nigeria
- Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh by Sujan Rai — History of India
- Khwaday-Namag — History of Persia
- Kojiki — Japan
- Lethrense Chronicle – Denmark
- Libre dels Feyts – Book of the Deeds by James I of Aragon, first of the Grand Catalan Chronicles
- Madala Panji – Chronicle of the Jagannath Temple in Puri, India, related to the History of Odisha
- Mahavamsa – Sri Lanka
- Maronite Chronicle – The Levant, anonymous annalistic chronicle in the Syriac language completed shortly after 664.
- Manx Chronicle – Isle of Man
- Nabonidus Chronicle – Mesopotamia
- Nihon Shoki — Japan
- Nuova Cronica – Florence
- Nuremberg Chronicle
- Paschale Chronicle – Mediterranean
- Primary Chronicle – Eastern Europe
- Puranas – India
- Rajatarangini – Kashmir
- Roit and Quheil of Tyme – Scotland, Adam Abell
- Roskildense Chronicle – Denmark
- Royal Frankish Annals – Frankish Empire
- Scotichronicon – by the Scottish historian Walter Bower
- Shahnama-yi-Al-i Osman by Fethullah Arifi Çelebi – Ottoman empire (1300 ac – the end of Sultan Suleyman I’s reign) which is the fifth volume of it Süleymanname
- Skibby Chronicle – Danish Latin chronicle from the 1530s
- Swiss illustrated chronicles – Switzerland
- Timbuktu Chronicles – Mali
- Zizhi Tongjian – China
See also[edit]
- Books of Chronicles
- Chronicles of Nepal
- List of English chronicles
- Medieval Chronicle Society
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts, Memory and Gender in Medieval Europe: 900–1200 (Toronto; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1999), pp. 19–20.
- ^ Roy Flechner, ‘»The Chronicle of Ireland: Then and Now» Early Medieval Europe v.21:4(2013) 422-54 Article doi:10.1111/emed.12025
- ^ ‘A Glossary of Literary Terms’ – M.H. Abrams
- ^ Dadson, Trevor J. (1983). The Genoese in Spain: Gabriel Bocángel Y Unzueta, 1603-1658 : a Biography (in Spanish). Tamesis. ISBN 978-0-7293-0161-9.
- ^ Richard W. Burgess, Studies in Eusebian and post-Eusebian Chronography, Stuttgart (1999).
- ^ «Kroniek van Vlaanderen, van de aanvang tot 1467». lib.ugent.be. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
- ^ «Machairas, Leontios». doi:10.1163/9789004184640_emc_sim_01737.
External links[edit]
- Bémont, Charles (1911). «Chronicle» . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). pp. 298–299.
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chroniclechronicle [ˊkrɒnɪkl]
1) заноси́ть (в дневник, летопись)
2) отмеча́ть ( в прессе); вести́ хро́нику
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > chronicle
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chronicleПерсональный Сократ > chronicle
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chronicleˈkrɔnɪkl
1. сущ.
1) хроника;
летопись to keep a chronicle ≈ вести летопись monthly chronicle ≈ ежемесячное периодическое издание weekly chronicle ≈ еженедельное периодическое издание Syn: history
2) мн. Chronicles название двух исторических книг Ветхого завета
3) запись, протокол, регистрация;
опись;
отчет;
хроника the long chronicle of its manifold experiences ≈ длинная хроника многочисленных экспериментов Syn: record, register, narrative, account
4) ‘Новости’, ‘События’ — как часть названия газет The Daily Chronicle ≈ ‘Дейли хроникл’, ‘Ежедневные новости’
2. гл.
1) регистрировать, записывать, заносить( в хронику, летопись)
2) вести хронику;
описывать The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two eternal bachelors. ≈ Сериал описывает каждодневные приключения двух вечных холостяков. Syn: list, describe
хроника (историческая) ;
хронологическое изложение осбытий;
летопись — small-beer * запись мелочей летописец (театроведение) историческая пьеса, пьеса-хроника ( the Chronicles) pl Паралипоменон (книга Библии) заносить (в дневник, летопись) — to * small beer отмечать всякие мелочи, заниматься пустяками отмечать (в печати) ;
вести хронику
chronicle заносить (в дневник, летопись) ~ отмечать (в прессе) ;
вести хронику ~ хроника;
летописьБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > chronicle
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chronicleхроника
имя существительное:глагол:
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chronicle1. [ʹkrɒnık(ə)l]
1. 1) хроника (); хронологическое изложение событий; летопись
small-beer chronicle — запись мелочей /незначительных событий/
2) летописец
2. = chronicle play
3. (the Chronicles)
Паралипоменон ()
2. [ʹkrɒnık(ə)l]
1. заносить ()
to chronicle small beer — отмечать всякие мелочи, заниматься пустяками
2. отмечать (); вести хронику
НБАРС > chronicle
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chronicle[‘krɔnɪkl]
1.сущ.
1) хроника; летопись
Syn:
3) запись, протокол, регистрация; опись; отчёт; хроника
The early chapters of this book present a detailed chronicle of musical life in Vienna at the turn of the century. — Первые главы этой книги дают подробное описание музыкальной жизни Вены в начале века.
Syn:
2.
гл.
1) регистрировать, записывать, заносить
2) вести хронику; описывать
The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two eternal bachelors. — Сериал описывает каждодневные приключения двух вечных холостяков.
Syn:
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chronicle1. n хроника; хронологическое изложение событий; летопись
2. n летописец
3. n Паралипоменон
4. v заносить
5. v отмечать; вести хронику
Синонимический ряд:
1. account (noun) account; description; narrative; recital; report; statement; story; tale; version; yarn
2. annals (noun) annals; archives; chronology; drama; epic; history; journal; record; saga; scripture
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chronicle[ˈkrɔnɪkl]
chronicle заносить (в дневник, летопись) chronicle отмечать (в прессе); вести хронику chronicle хроника; летопись
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chronicleАнгло-русский технический словарь > chronicle
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chronicle[‘krɒnɪk(ə)l]
1) Общая лексика: вести хронику , вести хронику, занести, заносить , заносить в летопись, записывать , летопись, отметить, отмечать , отмечать в прессе, хроника, хронологическое изложение событий
2) Религия: летопись
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > chronicle
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chronicle[`krɔnɪkl]
хроника; летопись
запись, протокол, регистрация; опись; отчет; хроника
регистрировать, записывать, заносить
вести хронику; описывать
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chroniclePolitics english-russian dictionary > chronicle
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chronicleхроника; летопись
Syn:
history
1) заносить (в дневник, летопись)
2) отмечать (в прессе); вести хронику
* * *
1 (n) летописец; летопись; паралипоменон; хроника; хронологическое изложение событий
2 (v) вести хронику
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хроника; летопись
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[chron·i·cle || ‘krɒnɪkl]
заносить в дневник, заносить, отмечать, вести хронику* * *
летописец
летопись
отметить
отмечать
хроника
* * *
1. сущ.
1) хроника
2) мн. Chronicles
2. гл.
1) регистрировать, записывать, заносить (в хронику, летопись)
2) вести хроникуНовый англо-русский словарь > chronicle
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chronicleEnglish-Russian dictionary of technical terms > chronicle
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chronicleлетописец
летопись
отметить
отмечать
хроника
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chronicleхроника; летопись; отмечать (в прессе)
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chronicleDictionary English-Interslavic > chronicle
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chronicle small beerАнгло-русский синонимический словарь > chronicle small beer
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chronicle small beerзаниматься пустяками [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]; тж. small beer
Iago: «She that was ever fair, and never proud; Had tongue at will, and yet was never loud… She that could think, and ne’er disclose her mind: See suitors following and not look behind; She was a wight, if ever such wights were, -» Desdemona: «To do what?» lago: «To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer. » (W. Shakespeare, ‘Othello’, act II, sc. 1) — Яго: «Та, что прелестней всех, но не надменна, Что мыслит, но все помыслы таит; Чья добродетель — неприступный щит, — Родись такая — стала б год за годом…» Дездемона: «Ну что? Кончай.» Яго: «Рожать глупцов да счет вести расходам.»
Every evening Mr. Charles went to the club where he and the other members would chronicle small beer. (DEI) — Каждый вечер мистер Чарлз отправлялся в клуб, где вместе с другими клубными завсегдатаями проводил время в праздной болтовне.
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chronicle play[ʹkrɒnık(ə)l͵pleı]
историческая пьеса, пьеса-хроника
Richard III is a chronicle play — «Ричард III» относится к пьесам-хроникам (Шекспира)
НБАРС > chronicle play
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Chronicle — Chronicle, Vol. 1 Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Chronicle, Vol. 1 Álbum recopilatorio de Creedence Clearwater Revival Publicación 1976 Grabación 1968 1972 … Wikipedia Español
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Chronicle — Chron i*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chronicled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chronicling}.] To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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chronicle — (n.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. cronicle, from O.Fr. cronique (Mod.Fr. chronique), from L. chronica (neuter plural mistaken for fem. singular), from Gk. ta khronika (biblia) the (books of) annals, neut. pl. of khronikos of time. Ending modified in… … Etymology dictionary
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chronicle — [n] account, narrative annals, archives, diary, history, journal, narration, prehistory, recital, record, recountal, register, report, story, version; concepts 271,282 chronicle [v] report, recount enter, narrate, record, register, relate, set… … New thesaurus
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chronicle — [krän′i kəl] n. [ME & Anglo Fr cronicle < OFr chronique < ML chronica < L, pl., pertaining to time, chronicles < Gr chronika, annals, pl. of chronikos: see CHRONIC] 1. a historical record or register of facts or events arranged in the … English World dictionary
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Chronicle — Chron i*cle, n. [OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF. cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. ?, neut. pl. of ?. See {Chronic}.] 1. An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time. [1913 Webster] 2. A narrative… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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chronicle — index book, calendar (record of yearly periods), detail (particularize), enter (record), entry ( … Law dictionary
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chronicle — 1 *history, annals 2 *account, story, report, version Analogous words: narration, recital, recountal (see corresponding verbs at RELATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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chronicle — ► NOUN ▪ a written account of historical events in the order of their occurrence. ► VERB ▪ record (a series of events) in a detailed way. DERIVATIVES chronicler noun. ORIGIN Greek khronika annals , from khronikos of time … English terms dictionary
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Chronicle — For other uses, see Chronicle (disambiguation). Generally 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 time line. Typically,… … Wikipedia
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chronicle — n. 1) to keep a chronicle 2) a daily; monthly; weekly chronicle 3) (misc.) a chronicle of events * * * [ krɒnɪk(ə)l] monthly weekly chronicle (misc.) a chronicle of events a daily to keep a chronicle … Combinatory dictionary
Noun
a chronicle of the American Civil War
a chronicle of the President’s years in office
Verb
The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English cronicle, cronycle, from Anglo-Norman cronicle, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒnɪkəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkrɑnɪkl̩/
- Hyphenation: chron‧i‧cle
Noun[edit]
chronicle (plural chronicles)
- A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time.
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1914, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter I, in Nobody, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, published 1915, →OCLC:
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Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to «Chat of the Social World,» gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl’s intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy […] distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its savour.
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Usage notes[edit]
- Often used in the title of a newspaper, as in Pennsylvania Chronicle.
Synonyms[edit]
- (account of events and when they happened): annals, archives, chronicon, diary, history, journal, narration, prehistory, recital, record, recountal, register, report, story, version
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- chronicler
- Chronicles
- chronist; Chronist; chronistically
- chronistic; Chronistic
- chronology; chronological
Translations[edit]
a written account
- Afrikaans: kroniek
- Albanian: kronikë (sq) f
- Arabic: تَارِيخ (ar) m (tārīḵ)
- Armenian: ժամանակագրություն (hy) (žamanakagrutʿyun)
- Bashkir: йылъяҙма (yılʺyaðma) (yearly)
- Belarusian: ле́тапіс (be) m (ljétapis), хро́ніка f (xrónika)
- Bulgarian: летопи́с (bg) m (letopís), хро́ника (bg) f (hrónika)
- Burmese: ရာဇဝင် (my) (raja.wang)
- Catalan: crònica (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 編年史／编年史 (zh) (biānniánshǐ), 記事／记事 (zh) (jìshì)
- Czech: kronika (cs) f
- Danish: krønike c
- Dutch: kroniek (nl) f
- Estonian: ajaraamat, kroonika
- Finnish: aikakirja (fi), kronikka (fi)
- French: chronique (fr) f
- Georgian: მატიანე (maṭiane)
- German: Chronik (de) f
- Greek: χρονικό (el) n (chronikó)
- Hungarian: krónika (hu)
- Ido: kroniko (io)
- Irish: leabhar oiris m
- Italian: cronaca (it) f, notizia (it) f
- Japanese: 記録 (ja) (きろく, kiroku), 年代記 (ねんだいき, nendaiki)
- Khmer: កាលប្រវត្តិ (kaalaʼprɑvŏət)
- Korean: 연대기(年代記) (ko) (yeondaegi), 년대기(年代記) (ko) (nyeondaegi) (North Korea)
- Kyrgyz: жылбаян (jılbayan), жылнама (jılnama)
- Latin: chronica f, annales (la), annales (la) m pl
- Latvian: hronika f
- Lithuanian: kronika f
- Low German:
- German Low German: Chrönk (nds) (Northern Germany), Chröönk (nds) (Northern Germany)
- Macedonian: летопис m (letopis), хроника f (hronika)
- Malay: babad, riwayat
- Maori: kupu whakamahara
- Norman: chronique f
- North Frisian: krönk (Föhr)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: krønike m or f
- Nynorsk: krønike f
- Old English: cranic m
- Polish: kronika (pl) f
- Portuguese: crónica (pt) f, crônica (pt) f (Brazil)
- Romanian: cronică (ro) f
- Russian: ле́топись (ru) f (létopisʹ), хро́ника (ru) f (xrónika)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ле̏топӣс m, ље̏топӣс m, кро̀ника f
- Roman: lȅtopīs (sh) m, ljȅtopīs (sh) m, , krònika (sh) f
- Slovak: kronika f
- Slovene: kronika f
- Spanish: crónica (es) f
- Swedish: krönika (sv) c
- Turkish: kronik (tr), vakayiname (tr)
- Ukrainian: хро́ніка f (xrónika), літо́пис m (litópys)
Verb[edit]
chronicle (third-person singular simple present chronicles, present participle chronicling, simple past and past participle chronicled)
- To record in or as in a chronicle.
Synonyms[edit]
- (record in a chronicle): record
хроника, летопись, отмечать, вести хронику, заносить
существительное ↓
- хроника (историческая); хронологическое изложение событий; летопись
small-beer chronicle — запись мелочей /незначительных событий/ 
- летописец
- (the Chronicles) pl Паралипоменон (книга Библии)
глагол ↓
- заносить (в дневник, летопись)
to chronicle events — вести хронику событий
to chronicle small beer — отмечать всякие мелочи, заниматься пустяками
- отмечать (в печати); вести хронику
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a chronicle of the American Civil War — хроника гражданской войны в США
a chronicle of the President’s years in office — хроника пребывания президента на данном посту
a chronicle of his life during the war years — летопись его жизни в годы войны
monthly chronicle — ежемесячное периодическое издание
weekly chronicle — еженедельное периодическое издание
to keep a chronicle — вести летопись
chronicle events — вести хронику событий
chronicle history — историческая пьеса; пьеса-хроника
chronicle of the heart’s action — запись сердечной деятельности
chronicle small beer — отмечать несущественные подробности; отмечать всякие мелочи
keep a chronicle — вести летопись
saga chronicle — сага-хроника
Примеры с переводом
The book chronicles the events leading up to the war.
Книга освещает хронику событий, которые привели к войне.
His life is chronicled in a new biography published last week.
Его жизнь подробно описана в новой биографии, опубликованной на прошлой неделе.
The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
Книга ведёт хронику событий, которые привели к Гражданской войне в США.
The series chronicles the everyday adventures of two eternal bachelors.
Сериал описывает каждодневные приключения двух заядлых холостяков.
She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
Она намерена вести хронику широких общественных изменений, которые произошли в этой части страны.
Возможные однокоренные слова
Формы слова
noun
ед. ч.(singular): chronicle
мн. ч.(plural): chronicles
Other forms: chronicles; chronicled; chronicling
To chronicle an event is to record it as it happens, and a chronicle is a record of those events. If your grandmother took the time to chronicle the details of her 1910 journey to Japan, you can read her chronicle today.
To chronicle something is to describe past or current events. Chronicle is related to chronological and comes from the Greek ta khronika, which means “annals of time.” Events are usually chronicled in the order in which they occurred. The noun chronicle is a record of things that happened — told in chronological order, like the diary you kept in elementary school. It is a chronicle of those years.
Definitions of chronicle
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noun
a record or narrative description of past events
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verb
record in chronological order; make a historical record
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In documentaries, there’s a truth that unfolds unnaturally, and you get to chronicle it. In narratives, you have to create the situations so that the truth will come out.
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHRONICLE
From Anglo-French cronicle, via Latin chronica (pl), from Greek khronika annals, from khronikos relating to time.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF CHRONICLE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHRONICLE
Chronicle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb chronicle in English.
WHAT DOES CHRONICLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Chronicle
Generally a chronicle is a historical account of facts and events ranged in chronological order, as in a 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. 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. The reliability of a particular chronicle is an important determination for modern historians.
Definition of chronicle in the English dictionary
The definition of chronicle in the dictionary is a record or register of events in chronological order. Other definition of chronicle is to record in or as if in a chronicle.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHRONICLE
PRESENT
Present
I chronicle
you chronicle
he/she/it chronicles
we chronicle
you chronicle
they chronicle
Present continuous
I am chronicling
you are chronicling
he/she/it is chronicling
we are chronicling
you are chronicling
they are chronicling
Present perfect
I have chronicled
you have chronicled
he/she/it has chronicled
we have chronicled
you have chronicled
they have chronicled
Present perfect continuous
I have been chronicling
you have been chronicling
he/she/it has been chronicling
we have been chronicling
you have been chronicling
they have been chronicling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I chronicled
you chronicled
he/she/it chronicled
we chronicled
you chronicled
they chronicled
Past continuous
I was chronicling
you were chronicling
he/she/it was chronicling
we were chronicling
you were chronicling
they were chronicling
Past perfect
I had chronicled
you had chronicled
he/she/it had chronicled
we had chronicled
you had chronicled
they had chronicled
Past perfect continuous
I had been chronicling
you had been chronicling
he/she/it had been chronicling
we had been chronicling
you had been chronicling
they had been chronicling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will chronicle
you will chronicle
he/she/it will chronicle
we will chronicle
you will chronicle
they will chronicle
Future continuous
I will be chronicling
you will be chronicling
he/she/it will be chronicling
we will be chronicling
you will be chronicling
they will be chronicling
Future perfect
I will have chronicled
you will have chronicled
he/she/it will have chronicled
we will have chronicled
you will have chronicled
they will have chronicled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been chronicling
you will have been chronicling
he/she/it will have been chronicling
we will have been chronicling
you will have been chronicling
they will have been chronicling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would chronicle
you would chronicle
he/she/it would chronicle
we would chronicle
you would chronicle
they would chronicle
Conditional continuous
I would be chronicling
you would be chronicling
he/she/it would be chronicling
we would be chronicling
you would be chronicling
they would be chronicling
Conditional perfect
I would have chronicle
you would have chronicle
he/she/it would have chronicle
we would have chronicle
you would have chronicle
they would have chronicle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been chronicling
you would have been chronicling
he/she/it would have been chronicling
we would have been chronicling
you would have been chronicling
they would have been chronicling
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you chronicle
we let´s chronicle
you chronicle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
chronicled
Present Participle
chronicling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHRONICLE
Synonyms and antonyms of chronicle in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «CHRONICLE»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chronicle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «chronicle» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF CHRONICLE
Find out the translation of chronicle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chronicle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chronicle» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
按发生时间顺序编写或播放
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
contar
570 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
क्रॉनिकल
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
وقائع
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
хроника
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
descrever em ordem cronológica
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
ধারাবিবরণী
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
relater
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Kronik
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
aufzeichnen
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
年代順に記録する
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
연대순으로 기록하다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Babad
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
niên sử
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
வரலாற்றுக்கூறின்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
इतिहास
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
kronik
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
fare la cronaca di
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
kronika
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
хроніка
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
cronică
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
χρονικό
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
kroniek
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
krönika
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
krøniken
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of chronicle
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRONICLE»
The term «chronicle» is very widely used and occupies the 12.932 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRONICLE» OVER TIME
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chronicle
8 QUOTES WITH «CHRONICLE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word chronicle.
My search is always to find ways to chronicle, to share and to document stories about people, just everyday people. Stories that offer transformation, that lean into transcendence, but that are never sentimental, that never look away from the darkest things about us.
In documentaries, there’s a truth that unfolds unnaturally, and you get to chronicle it. In narratives, you have to create the situations so that the truth will come out.
I’m self-deprecating, but I’m an artist, too. I have to write new songs to chronicle stuff for myself. I write a song like ‘Middle Age’ or ‘Responsibility’ or ‘I Just Work Here,’ and it’s about how bleak life can be. But it’s real.
To conflict journalists, a tiny, tight-knit tribe, tragedy is practically an occupational requirement: our work requires us to seek it out, measure it, contextualize it, and chronicle it.
Many words will be written on the wind and the sand, or end up in some obscure digital vault. But the storytelling will go on until the last human being stops listening. Then we can send the great chronicle of humanity out into the endless universe.
A chronicle is very different from history proper.
I do not judge, I only chronicle.
The work of television is to establish false contexts and to chronicle the unraveling of existing contexts; finally, to establish the context of no-context and to chronicle it.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHRONICLE»
Discover the use of chronicle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chronicle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate …
Featuring work by such contemporary luminaries as Lisa Congdon, Jen Corace, Neil Farber, Susie Ghahremani, Jeremyville, and many more, this is a work of scientific and artistic exploration to pique the interest of both the intellectually …
Matt Lamothe, Julia Rothman, Jenny Volvovski, 2012
Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown’s delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars® moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada’s vague and blameless life, spent cooking, reading, listening to jazz and opera and drinking beer at the kitchen table, are turned inside out, and he embarks on a …
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Blog, Inc.: Blogging for Passion, Profit, and to Create …
This authoritative handbook gives creative hopefuls a leg up. Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger’s block, attracting readers, and more.
Joy Deangdeelert Cho, Meg Mateo Ilasco, 2012
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Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
In exuberant verse and stirring pictures, Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson create an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker, the woman who worked her way from the slums of St …
Patricia Hruby Powell, 2014
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Everything Is Going to Be OK
This pocket-sized volume is filled with artwork bearing mottos of encouragement and affirmation.
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Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition
This riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536).
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Harold Augenbraun, 2002
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Chronicle: Known Also as the Chronicle of Zuqnin
The third part of the Chronicle, translated here, is based on the otherwise lost part of the Ecclesiastical History of John of Ephesus (d. ca.588), which relates events in the reigns of Zeno, Anastasius, Justin I and Justinian.
Dionysius (of Tel-Maḥrē, Patriarch of Antioch), Witold Witakowski, 1996
The life of the king and almost all the important events are recorded in this work. Due to its picturesque depiction, the work is fantastic.
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Fully indexed and complemented by maps and genealogical tables, this edition allows ready access to one of the prime sources of English national culture.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHRONICLE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chronicle is used in the context of the following news items.
Baylor University drops ban on ‘homosexual acts’
… About Houston Chroniclevisit|Home-About Houston Chronicle|navigation-www|2 · Advertise … Chronicle Investigatesvisit|Local-Chronicle … «Chron.com, Jul 15»
Alligator in deadly attack shot and killed
… About Houston Chroniclevisit|Home-About Houston Chronicle|navigation-www|2 · Advertise … Chronicle Investigatesvisit|Local-Chronicle … «Chron.com, Jul 15»
Tyne Bridge protestor: Chronicle readers say Simon Anderton …
Chronicle readers have come out overwhelmingly in support of Tyne Bridge protestor Simon Anderton after he handed himself into police. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
VIDEO: «Mystery Chronicle» RPG Shares Its Opening Movie
Spike Chunsoft is preparing to release a demo for Mystery Chronicle: I Won’t Look Back Until I Win!. The 2D side-scrolling RPG is coming to … «Crunchyroll News, Jul 15»
Houston snubbed on Livability.com’s ‘foodie cities’ list
Contact Chronvisit|Home-Contact Chron|navigation-www|1 · About Houston Chroniclevisit|Home-About Houston Chronicle|navigation-www|2 … «Chron.com, Jul 15»
In Oakland, a micro music and art festival rises
Aidin Vaziri is The San Francisco Chronicle’s pop music critic. E-mail: avaziri@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @MusicSF. Wine & Bowties Presents … «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
Summer Budget: Chronicle readers have their say on how to offset …
Councillors are bracing themselves for George Osborne’s first all Tory budget on Wednesday — which they think will bring fresh cuts and more … «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
Memorial Day flood caused lengthy delays at Houston airports
(Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle). Vehicles make their way through high water along the North Freeway… Houston’s Memorial Day deluge … «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
S.F. pier killing resonating in campaigns, immigration debate
… more complex than that.” Carla Marinucci is The San Francisco Chronicle’s senior political writer and Emily Green is a Chronicle staff writer. «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
ESPN’s 2015 Body Issue covers revealed
… About Houston Chroniclevisit|Home-About Houston Chronicle|navigation-www|2 · Advertise … Chronicle Investigatesvisit|Local-Chronicle … «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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I. What is a Chronicle?
A chronicle (pronounced kron-i-kuh l) is a historical account of events (real or imagined) that are told in chronological order, meaning from first to last as they occur in time. It typically records events as witnessed or understood by the person writing the chronicle (the chronicler); but it is fundamentally objective, not interpretive. It is used as a style of writing in both fiction and nonfiction.
Chronicle comes from the Middle English word cronikle, which has the same meaning.
II. Example of a Chronicle
Chronicles are usually lengthy, as they generally recount a substantial amount of information. The passage below chronicles a day in the life of a single businessman:
The man woke up in the morning. He got dressed, went downstairs, and ate a bowl of cereal. Then he drove to work and went to meetings all day, not even stopping for a lunch break. At the end of the day, he was the last one out of the office. On his way home from work he picked up a pizza. When he got home, he turned on his favorite TV show and ate the pizza while he watched it. When the show was over, he threw away the pizza box, went upstairs, brushed his teeth, and got into bed, where he fell asleep within five minutes.
The passage recounts the man’s day in chronological order, presenting the information objectively as it occurred. However, it would likely function as one entry in a larger work, such as in a chronicle of the man’s year or a chronicle of his career as a businessman.
III. Types of Chronicles
Scholars generally categorize chronicles into two types:
a. Dead Chronicle
A dead chronicle recounts events of the past only up until the time the author begins writing; it does not include any events that occur after. For example, a work titled “London: A Chronicle of a City in the 20th Century” would be a dead chronicle, as it only sets out to account what happened in London in the past.
b. Live Chronicle
A live chronicle recounts events as they occur continuously, like many magazines, newspapers, journals, and other media with daily, weekly, monthly, or even yearly editions. Many newspapers include the word “chronicle” in their title, which signifies that they are telling the news as it happens.
IV. Importance of Chronicles
Chronicles create a timeline of events, which is implicitly important in both storytelling and historical writing. They are more are much more comprehensive than a simple timeline, as they provide details and information about events, rather than just the time and order in which they happened. Chronicles help to record the histories of all aspects of human life—politics, religion, weather, law, fashion, language—nearly any topic can be chronicled. Furthermore, the way in which chronicles report information is objective, orderly, and accurate; and therefore reliable.
V. Examples of Chronicles in Literature
Example 1
A majorly important series of chronicles in English literary history is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which began in the 9th century and was updated into the mid 12th century. Much of the history of the Anglo-Saxons can only be found in this collection, including important information on the history of the English language. The accounts were written in Old English, and fragments of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (below) are preserved in England today.
Example 2
The Chronicles of Narnia is a fantasy fiction series by C.S. Lewis, which recounts the events surrounding the imaginary world of Narnia as seen through human eyes. The books chronicle the entire existence of the fantasy world, beginning with Narnia’s creation in the first book, The Magician’s Nephew, and ending with its ruin in the final book, The Last Battle. The popularity of these books, however, lays not in the series itself, but it the second book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which Lewis wrote first and originally intended to be the only book about Narnia. Because of its popularity, Lewis developed the story it into a full series to chronicle Narnia’s history. Now, the finished series goes in chronological order from Books 1-7, so that the mysteries of Narnia that arose in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are explained and expanded upon for the audience. Truly, the Chronicles record two separate timelines—that of the human world, in Britain, and that of Narnia, While Narnia’s existence is 2500 years long, it functions differently in time—its 2500 year history translates to only 50 years in the real world, and the characters are different ages depending on whether they are in Britain or in Narnia, which creates an intriguing and fantastic chronicle.
VI. Examples of Chronicles in Pop Culture
Example 1
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a popular series of children books in five parts, published from 2004-2006, which was followed by a second series in three parts, called Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, published from 2007-2009. The books chronicle the adventures of a pair of twins who discover a world of faeries upon moving to the Spiderwick Estate.
Additionally, there are several companion books, which cover topics that are important within the chronicles or are actual books used by the characters, such as Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You. The book identifies magical faeries, such as the entry Deep Forest Sprites above. The children find this book in the first book of the series, which leads them to the discovery of the faerie world. As the series chronicles the events as they happen in the children’s lives, the Field Guide is a consistent part of the story; in fact, one of the children chronicles his own findings by adding notes to the book as he makes new discoveries.
Example 2
The 2012 action thriller Chronicle recounts the life and certain events of a teenage boy named Andrew. The events are displayed through video footage from a variety of sources (cell phone cameras, handheld video cameras, etc), which are pieced together in chronological order; creating a chronicle of his life.
The Discovery — Chronicle Film Clip
As can be seen from this example, chronicles continue to change in form as time and technology progress. What could once only be recorded on paper and in memory can now be shown through newspapers, television shows, movies, online news, etc.
VII. Related Terms
Narrative
A narrative is a story or account of events (real or imaginary) in both fiction and nonfiction. Narratives are principally different from chronicles in that they do not have to follow chronological order.
Timeline
A timeline is a list of events presented in the order in which they occurred. Generally timelines only present basic information, such as dates and crucial details. While chronicles also present information in a chronological order, they are much more comprehensive in terms of the information they include.
VIII. Conclusion
In conclusion, chronicles are a necessary and relatively simple way of recording and representing events in both fiction and nonfiction. They are the ideal style for the orderly and relevant presentation of information about historical events; whether real or imaginary, and allow authors to record details as they unfold(ed) chronologically.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHRONICLE
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a description of events in the order that they happened
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history
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early medieval chronicles
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a chronicle of the American Civil War
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a chronicle of the President’s years in office
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHRONICLE
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to describe a series of events in the order that they happened
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The book chronicles the events that led to the American Civil War.
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She intends to chronicle the broad social changes that have occurred in this part of the country.
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a magazine that chronicles the lives of the rich and famous
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