History and Tropology: The Rise and Fall of Metaphor - Softcover

Ankersmit, F. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520304748 ISBN 13: 9780520304741

Publisher: University of California Press, 2020

Synopsis

"The chief business of twentieth-century philosophy” is “to reckon with twentieth-century history," claimed R. G. Collingwood. In this remarkable collection of essays, Frank Ankersmit demonstrates the prescience of that remark and goes a long way toward meeting its challenge. Responding to the work of Hayden White, Arthur Danto, and Hans-Georg Gadamer, he examines such issues as the difference between historical representation and artistic expression, the status of metaphor in historical description, and the relation of postmodernism to historicism. Ankersmit's fluent grasp of European thought and his ability to incorporate concepts from literary theory, art history, the philosophy of science, and political thought into his analyses assure that this collection will interest readers throughout the humanities. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.

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About the Author

F. R. Ankersmit is Professor Emeritus of Historical Theory and Intellectual History at the University of Groningen and the author of numerous books on the philosophy of history.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520304748
• ISBN 13: 9780520304741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256