Trope

Tropes in philosophy of history

The use of tropes has been extended from a linguistic usage to the field of philosophy of history by, among other theoricists, Hayden White in his Metahistory (1973). Tropes are generally understood to be styles of discourse - rather than figures of style - underlying the historian's writing of history. They are historically determined in as much as the historiography of every period is defined by a specific type of trope.

Related Topics:
Philosophy of history - Hayden White - Historiography

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For Hayden White, tropes historically unfolded in this sequence: metonymy, metaphor, synecdoche and, finally, irony.

Related Topics:
Hayden White - Metonymy - Metaphor - Synecdoche - Irony

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