Is Literary History Possible?

Is Literary History Possible? is a landmark study of the thinking underlying recent theory about literary history. Through analysis of particular literary histories--most of them contemporary works--Perkins elaborates on two fundamental problmes that arise in the writing of literary history: the contradictions inherent in organizing, structuring, and presenting the subject; and the always unsuccessful attempt of literary histories to explain the development of the literature they describe.

Author: David Perkins
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 08/01/1993
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.52w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780801847158

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