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.
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