Paul, Herman
Hayden White
This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White's thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses White's core ideas and traces the development of these ideas from the mid-1950s to the present. Starting with White's medievalist research and youthful fascination for French existentialism, Paul shows how White became increasingly convinced that historical writing is a moral activity. He goes on to argue that the critical concepts that have secured White's fame – trope, plot, discourse, figural realism – all stem from his desire to explicate the moral claims and perceptions underlying historical writing. White emerges as a passionate thinker, a restless rebel against scientism, and a defender of existentialist humanist values.
This innovative introduction will appeal to students and scholars across the humanities, and help develop a critical understanding of an increasingly important thinker.
Avainsanat: history, historiography, narrative, postmodernism, literary theory, cultural studies, Philosophy Special Topics, Philosophy Special Topics
- Tekijä(t)
- Paul, Herman
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2011
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- Key Contemporary Thinkers
- Sivumäärä
- 216 sivua
- Kategoria
- Filosofia
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745637655
- Painetun ISBN
- 9780745650142