English Language and Literature The works of Michael Foucault, Diana Taylor, and Carla Freccero's thoughts on history share underlying similarities but differ in their approaches to understanding the past. The differences highlighted by these historians are based on traditional and contemporary definitions, as well as the scope of study aimed at history. Within these three topics, there are correlations and deviations in ideologies and interpretations, generating contention and debate about the true meaning of history. Foucault (2011) describes history as a field composed of both its own thoughts and historical thoughts that generate similar problems by focusing more on documented information than on the real issues that took place in the historical moment. The arguments advanced by Foulcault build on previously raised arguments that separated history into two forms, history proper and the history of thought (Abercrombie, 1998). Foucault argues that the long-standing misconception has been to separate ideologies on the basis of documentation rather than focusing on the real issues that took place at the time. Foucault's (2011) interpretation is that history involves both the records and the activities that took place in history. The interpretation is that, being a representation of the past, history should include the events as well as the people who took part in documenting the activities. Foucault (2011) therefore demonstrates that the interpretation of history should be a diverse and integrative matter rather than being something that separates activities from the people who documented them. The story should be interpreted starting from its elements and not in a single moment... in the middle of the paper... l entities rather than separating them as has been commonly accepted. Taylor argues that history is part of the present and should therefore remain so, while Carla states that history is identified by the uniqueness of past events. This means that, despite the different approaches used to define it, history remains the formal account of past events. Works Cited Abercrombie, T. A. (1998). Paths of memory and power: ethnography and history among an Andean people. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin PressFoucault, M. (2011). The Archeology of Knowledge. Retrieved http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/arch/section1.rhtmlFreccero, C. (2007). Strange times. South Atlantic Summer Quarterly 106(3): 485-494.Taylor, D. (n.d.). Staging of social memory: Yuyachkani. Retrieved from http://hemi.nyu.edu/cuaderno/yuyachkani/DTaylor_Yuyachkani.html