Perkins, David Is Literary History Possible? (080184715X)
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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