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The phrase "historical imagination" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the ability to envision and understand past events, contexts, and perspectives creatively and critically.
Example: "The author’s use of historical imagination allows readers to connect with the characters' experiences during the war."
Alternatives: "historical creativity" or "historical vision".
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What is the historical imagination?
So what is also needed is historical imagination.
At best, the result represents a failure of historical imagination.
"The Plot Against America" is an exercise in historical imagination.
I've got no historical imagination, I am told.
These legends say a great deal about the historical imagination.
Saunt writes, "In our historical imagination, we usually spend 1776 confined to the mainland British colonies….
In this rugged Cathar heartland, nature itself sets your historical imagination working.
Even more profoundly, Herder elevated the historical imagination to supreme importance.
Historical imagination, and the record, suggest that Guatemala cannot stop here.
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That actual maritime history of shipping, whaling, and harsh conditions is replaced by romanticized pirates in the historical imagination a sleight of hand enabled in part by song.
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