History and Representation- Hayden White Flashcards
1
Q
What are the differences and similiraties of novelists and historians?
A
differences: events dealing with
similarities: verbal image of realtiy and poetic process
2
Q
What is the principle of correspondence?
A
realitiy: both aim
historians: directlym serious of propositions, extra textual domain of occurence
novelist: also real but refer to human experience, indirectly
3
Q
Principle of Coherence
A
historians must meet standards of coherence
4
Q
What is the job of historian?
A
tell PlAUSIBLE stories
