[PDF][PDF] Is literary history possible?
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D Perkins
1992•booksfree.orgIDEAS AND EXAMPLES of literary history can be found in work dating back to Aristo tle,
although it is usually said that literary history began in the eighteenth century. In recent
decades, however, many have come to question the intellectual respectability of the
discipline. Can literary history fulfill its own intentions? Can it plausibly represent and
explain the past? Is Literary History Possible? is a land mark study of the thinking underlying
recent theory about literary history. Through analy sis of particular literary histories-most of …
although it is usually said that literary history began in the eighteenth century. In recent
decades, however, many have come to question the intellectual respectability of the
discipline. Can literary history fulfill its own intentions? Can it plausibly represent and
explain the past? Is Literary History Possible? is a land mark study of the thinking underlying
recent theory about literary history. Through analy sis of particular literary histories-most of …
IDEAS AND EXAMPLES of literary history can be found in work dating back to Aristo tle, although it is usually said that literary history began in the eighteenth century. In recent decades, however, many have come to question the intellectual respectability of the discipline. Can literary history fulfill its own intentions? Can it plausibly represent and explain the past?
Is Literary History Possible? is a land mark study of the thinking underlying recent theory about literary history. Through analy sis of particular literary histories-most of them contemporary works-Perkins explores two fundamental problems that arise in such writing: the contradictions inherent in orga nizing, structuring, and presenting the sub ject; and the" always unsuccessful" attempt of literary histories to explain the develop-
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