Hayden White Summary

The first volume of the historical journal CLIO, published in 1972, included Hayden V. White's important essay "The Structure of Historical Narrative," later reprinted in Tropics of Discourse: Essays... Read more

In the following review of The Content of the Form, Flores provides an overview of White's conceptual assertions, which he then applies to examples of White's own stylistic phrases in th... Read more

In the following review, Tambling finds shortcomings in The Content of the Form. In this compilation of essays from 1979 onward [The Content of the Form], Hayden White engages four recurrent themes, t... Read more

In the following review of The Content of the Form, Dray commends White's book, but objects to his view of history as political propaganda. This book brings together eight of White's ess... Read more

In the following review of The Content of the Form, Thomas finds shortcomings in White's rhetorical style and habit of positing significant questions that he has not fully resolved and cannot a... Read more

In the following review, McCallum offers a positive assessment of The Content of the Form. No one who has read Hayden White's two previous books—Metahistory: The Historical Imagination i... Read more

In the following excerpt, Rigney examines questions of narrativity in The Content of the Form and concludes that White's historiographic interpretation does not sustain a persuasive argument. I... Read more

In the following essay, Kansteiner examines the development of White's theoretical perspective, methodology, and postulations in Metahistory, Tropics of Discourse, and The Content of the Form, ... Read more

In the following essay, Roberts examines the opposing theoretical positions of White and Arthur Marwick and defends Marwick's perspective of narrative history. Hayden White writes [in the essay... Read more

In the following essay, Vann provides a quantitative analysis of White's critical reception among professional historians and discusses aspects of White's work that have drawn criticism,... Read more

In the following review of Figural Realism, Megill finds flaws in White's rhetorical approach and the interpretative “multiplicity” of his historical perspective. Figural Realism:... Read more

In the following review, Folks regards Figural Realism as “an eloquent effort” in defense of poststructuralism. Building upon his previous studies Metahistory: The Historical Imagination... Read more

In the following review of Tropics of Discourse, Champagne commends White's insights into history's roots in storytelling. Addressed to the problem of whether historical writing can rema... Read more

In the following excerpt, Raval offers a positive assessment of The Content of the Form. Contemporary narrative theory is concerned with the analysis of narrative discourse and narrativity in order to... Read more