Is Literary History Possible?

By: David Perkins

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Paperback | 14 October 1993

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208 Pages

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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 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.

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""Perkins writes clearly and concisely. Like Ren+¬ Wellek and M. H. Abrams, he has an admirable gift for making clear the underlying assumptions of many different writers.""

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