"Taking its cue from recent theories of literary geography and fiction, Genealogical Fictions argues that narratives of familial decline shape the history of the modern novel, as well as the novel?s relationship to history. Stories of families in crisis, Jobst Welge argues, refl…
Análisis de las principales tramas o formas de conciencia histórica del siglo XIX. En esta obra el autor busca poner en claro las formas representativas de la reflexión histórica propias del siglo XIX, las cuales requieren para su estudio de una teoría formal. La comprensión de …
Hayden White borrows the title for The Practical Past from philosopher Michael Oakeshott, who used the term to describe the accessible material and literary-artistic artifacts that individuals and institutions draw on for guidance in quotidian affairs. The Practical Past, then, …
"With an ageing, childless monarch, lingering divisions due to the Reformation, and the threat of foreign enemies, Shakespeare's England was fraught with unparalleled anxiety and complicated problems. In this monumental work, Peter Lake reveals, more than any previous critic, th…
