The hierarchy of the narrative is not dependent on the facts but on the historians interpretation and evaluation of the facts. New historicism, following whites formulations, proposes that. The historical imagination in 19thcentury europe 1973, this has a significant influence on the range of meanings that can be given to a set of basic facts. Despite the radical theoretical shift marked by constructivism and elaborated in detail by its proponents, confusion regarding many of its practical and ethical consequences. The book is a major reconsideration of the historians contributions and influence by an international group of leading scholars from a variety of disciplines. Metahistory the historical imagination in nineteenth. The fiction of narrative, hayden white, essays essays on history, literature. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the content of the form. Since its initial publication in 1973, hayden white s metahistory has remained an essential book for understanding the nature of historical writing. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe hayden white download bok. Hayden white is professor of the history of consciousness and presidential professor of historical studies at the university of california at santa cruz. Hayden white s most popular book is lotte in weimar. Hayden whites most popular book is lotte in weimar.
Hayden white was a historian in the tradition of literary criticism, perhaps most famous for his work metahistory. Hayden white probes the notion of authority in art and literature and examines. Hayden white is celebrated as one of the great minds in the humanities. Essays in cultural criticism, both available from johns hopkins university press. This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of hayden whites thought.
Click download or read online button to get hayden white s metahistory book now. Representing a variety of disciplines and approaches, the. 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. Since its initial publication in 1973, hayden whites metahistory has remained an essential book for understanding the nature of historical. In an engaging and wideranging analysis, herman paul discusses whites core ideas and traces the development of these ideas from the mid1950s to the present. Ive only skimmed it so far, but it seems like its full of very original and equally ridiculous claims, like that the four forms of value developed in ch1 of capital should correspond to different modes of production elementary form primitive communism, expanded form ancient slavery etc. Hayden white has 39 books on goodreads with 3366 ratings. White is particularly interested in the problematic posed by the fact that history is a form of narrative, a feature it shares with fiction, and as he shows in metahistory. Produced in honor of whites eightieth birthday, refiguring hayden white testifies to the lasting importance of whites innovative work, which firmly reintegrates historical studies with literature and the humanities.
In the book metahistory, hayden white suggests that all historical facts come to us only in the form of narrative or language, where the historian links the facts in a causeeffect sequence. On the second page of his introduction white stated. This anthology of new essays by an international group of preeminent scholars explores the groundbreaking work of hayden white, whose thought, beginning with his seminal metahistory 1973, has revolutionized the way we think about the philosophy of history, historiography, narrative, and the relation between history and literature. Refiguring hayden white white, hayden v domanska, ewa. Philosophy of history after hayden white bloomsbury. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe is not a work for the casual reader. Language and historical representation by hans kellner. Narrative discourse and historical representation kindle edition by white, hayden. 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.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Ive just stumbled upon hayden whites metahistory and its chapter on marx. He was professor emeritus at the university of california, santa cruz, and held position of professor of comparative literature at stanford university. Since the appearance of hayden whites seminal work metahistory in 1973, constructivist thought has been a key force within theory of history and has at times even provided inspiration for historians more generally. In this classic work, white argues that a deep structural content lies beyond the surface level of. Search for library items search for lists search for. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe. Hayden white s metahistory download ebook pdf, epub. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe by. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe is a work of historiography by hayden white first published in 1973.
Since the publication of his groundbreaking monograph, metahistory. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Since its initial publication in 1973, hayden whites metahistory has remained an essential book for understanding the nature of historical writing. The textuality of history and the historicity of texts. Narrative discourse and historical representation ebook. In this classic work, white argues that a deep structural content lies. This may well be the most important contribution to the linguistically informed study of historiography since hayden whites metahistory. The historical imagination in nineteenthcentury europe and tropics of discourse. Hayden white probes the notion of authority in art and literature and. The fiction of narrative essays on history, literature, and theory, 1957 2007. Narrative discourse and historical representation, figural realism. This deeper content the metahistorical element indicates what an appropriate historical explanation should be. Looking at historical texts, kellner is able to show us that they are more complex, and bear a more complicated relationship to reality, than we think.
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