Hayden White
, by Paul, Herman
- ISBN: 9780745650135 | 0745650139
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 8/8/2011
This new book offers a clear and accessible exposition of Hayden White#x19;s thought. In an engaging and wide-ranging analysis, Herman Paul discusses White#x19;s core ideas and traces the development of these ideas from the mid-1950s to the present. Starting with White#x19;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#x19;s fame #x13; trope, plot, discourse, figural realism #x13; 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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