Metahistory

Metahistory
Author: Hayden White
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1975-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801817618


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In White's view, beyond the surface level of the historical text, there is a deep structural, or latent, content that is generally poetic and specifically linguistic in nature. This deeper content - the metahistorical element - indicates what an appropriate historical explanation should be.