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 | | Is Literary History Possible? by David Perkins ISBN-10: 9780801847158 ISBN-10: 0-8018-4715-X ISBN-13: 9780801847158 ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-4715-8 Paperback 1993-08-01 The Johns Hopkins University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description 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 problems 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. | ||
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A good approach, yet a little limited David Perkins is one of the authorities on literary history, but this book is not quite a masterpiece on the topic. One of the main distinctions(encyclopedic vs. narrative literary history) seems an obvious one, but it does not give a clear insight.The "encyclopedic literary history" is also narrative, so the classification seems too artificial. Still, the book is a very good introduction to the topic, before entering the complex works of the most influential authors in the topic, namely, Hayden White. | ||