Tropes for the Past : : Hayden White and the History / Literature Debate / / edited by Kuisma Korhonen.

• Superior document: Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 96
• TeilnehmendeR: Korhonen, Kuisma,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Series: Internationale Forschungen zur Allgemeinen und Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft ; 96.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Notes: Most papers are based on a conference called "Literature and its Others," held at University of Turku, Finland, 8-10 May 2003.
• Other title: Hayden White and the History / Literature Debate
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9401200068; 1423791304
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Kuisma Korhonen.

In the last decades, there has been an intense debate on the relationship between literature and historiography, often linked to the debate between "empiricists" and "postmodernists". The aim of this collective work is to address this debate, and to search for new ways of thinking and encountering the past. The key note for the book comes from Hayden White, one of the leading academic figures, whose role in launching the contemporary history/literature debate has been crucial. It is followed by three critical readings of his work, all suggesting new ways to apply or challenge his views. In other chapters of the book, history / literature question is then addressed from three points of view: narrativity, history as literature, and literature as history. Tropes for the Past is an ideal introduction to the literature/historiography debate and Hayden White's role in it. It will be of use for all students and scholars in the philosophy of history and in historically oriented literary, cultural, and social studies.