num_pages: 304
description: "Tropics of Discourse" develops White's ideas on interpretation in history, on the relationship between history and the novel, and on history and historicism. Vico, Croce, Derrida, and Foucault are among the figures he assesses in this work, which also offers original interpretations of a number of literary themes, including the Wild Man and the Noble Savage. White's commentary ranges from a reappraisal of Enlightenment history to a reflective summary of the current state of literary criticism.
language: English
title: Tropics of Discourse: Essays in Cultural Criticism
titlecomplete: Tropics of Discourse: Essays in Cultural Criticism
genres: Literary Criticism, Essays, History, Philosophy, Theory, Historical, Criticism, Nonfiction, Cultural
ratings_count: 148
publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press