Is Literary History Possible? by Perkins, David

Is Literary History Possible? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780801847158)

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Is Literary History Possible? by Perkins, David

Is Literary History Possible?

$35.00
Is Literary History Possible? by Perkins, David

Is Literary History Possible?

$35.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: David Perkins
ISBN-10: 080184715X
ISBN-13: 9780801847158
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/19/1993
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.52w x 0.54d
By David Perkins
By David Perkins
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David Perkins is Marquand Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including the two-volume History of Modern Poetry, and editor of Teaching Literature: What Is Needed Now? and Theoretical Issues in Literary History.

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