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.
Nyckelord: history, historiography, narrative, postmodernism, literary theory, cultural studies, Philosophy Special Topics, Philosophy Special Topics
- Författare
- Paul, Herman
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2011
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Serie
- Key Contemporary Thinkers
- Sidantal
- 216 sidor
- Kategori
- Filosofi
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745637655
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9780745650142