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ERIC Number: EJ481053
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0994
What Is Literary "History"?
Harris, Wendell V.
College English, v56 n4 p434-51 Apr 1994
Examines the meaning of the word "history" as used in the common phrase "literary history" by critics and scholars. Asserts the differences between historical scholarship and literary history. Argues that the grounding activity of literary history is insulated from the relativism insisted upon by poststructuralist theorizing. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English Instruction, Higher Education, History, Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Theories
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background; Literary Theory; Poststructuralism