Hayden white is professor emeritus of the histories of consciousness at the university of california, santa cruz. White, metahistory, 37f it tends to engender belief in the madness of civilization itself and to inspire a mandarinlike disdain for those seeking to grasp the nature of social reality in either science or. Hayden white since its initial publication in 1973, hayden whites metahistory has remained an essential book for understanding the nature of historical writing. For an analysis of whites earlier work in comparison to metahistory and subsequent publications, see hans kellner, language andhistoricalrepresentation. Metahistory is a new word and one which is as yet unfamiliar to the ordinary reader, so that it is perhaps necessary to define what we mean by it before any discussion of its function and value. In this classic work, white argues that a deep structural content lies beyond the surface level of historical texts. The historical imagination in nineteenth century europe. Abstract hayden whites metahistory is best known for its theory of tropes. Philosophy of history after hayden white bloomsbury. This latent poetic and linguistic content which white dubs the metahistorical element essentially serves as a paradigm for. Myth in metahistory is on long essay on the nature of myth, the eight categories.
Formulating historical analysis as a literary analysis, white separates the methods that historians use into two general. Narrative discourse and historical representation,figural realism. I take it that the term was coined on the analogy of metaphysics which is itself by no means an easy word to define. Hayden white was a historian in the tradition of literary criticism, perhaps most famous for his work metahistory. Access tens of millions of documents in pdf, txt, microsoft word and powerpoint formats. Essays in cultural criticism, the content of the form.
Reviews 193 whatin effect metahistory isattempting todoistocreate a methodology for history suchasnorthropfryeprovided for literarycriticism in the anatomy of criticism namely,to categorize and classify the typesand conventions of particularliteraryforms. In whites view, beyond the surface level of the historical text, there is a deep structural, or latent, content that is generally poetic and specifically linguistic in nature. It is mostly remembered for the extensive set of theory found in the introduction covering how the historian uses certain techniques to give their work meaning. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe 19732014. In this classic work, white argues that a deep structural content lies. Hayden white, professor in the program in the history of conscious ness at the university of california, santa cruz, is the author of the tropics of discourse. Background to metahistory is long essay on the antecedents of metahistory, going back to founding of rome in 747 bce, an event in which mythical and history converge, and coming forward to the modern definition of metahistory proposed by the academic hayden white. While it is doubtful that historians themselves succumb to this fantasyr. Hayden white july 12, 1928 march 5, 2018 was an american historian in the tradition of literary criticism, perhaps most famous for his work metahistory. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hayden white born 1928 is professor emeritus at the university of california, santa cruz, having recently retired from the position of professor of comparative literature at stanford university.
Hayden white s metahistory download ebook pdf, epub. Humanity is a species endangered by its beliefs, and most of all, its religious illusion of superiority. White the revolutionizer of historical thought, white the medievalist, white the cultural historian, white the kind of marxist critic of western society, white the proponent of a visionary politics. Narrative discourse and historical representation, and figural realism. In sum,thissuggests that white, like croce,regards history asan art. The reflexive test of hayden whites metahistory request pdf. Hayden white, the absurdist moment in contemporary literary theory, contemporary literature 27 summer 1976, 378. Click download or read online button to get hayden white s metahistory book now. To go beyond history is not solely a human prerogative, for the path ahead. Essays in cultural criticism, the grecoroman tradition, and metahistory. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Hayden white metahistory the historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe pdf in whites view, beyond the surface level of the historical text, there is a deep structural, or latent, content that is generally poetic and metahistory. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe 1973. The first is the trend towards studying the rhetoric of history. This latent poetic and linguistic contentwhich white dubs the metahistorical elementessentially serves as a paradigm for. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe baltimore, 1973. This deeper content the metahistorical element indicates what an appropriate historical explanation should be. He is the author of a number of books published by johns hopkins, including tropics of discourse. The value of narrativity in the representation of reality. He was professor emeritus at the university of california, santa cruz, and held position of professor of comparative literature at stanford university. This article tries to place hayden whites metahistory between two trends. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe. Metahistory gaia and gnosis, deeper ecology, planetary.
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