Abstract
The concept of "historical representation" F. R. Ankersmit advances is wide spread and quite influential in the trend of narrative turn, which, to some degree, can be compared with New Historicism. However, reflected from the perspective of historical narratology, Ankersmit's concept appears to be somewhat idealistic, particularly in terms of the writing of literary history. This article appropriates Ankersmit's concept of "representation," extending it to the field of literary history, and proposes a concept of "representative narration" that associates with but differs from Ankersmit's "historical representation." The author hopes that the concept of "representative narration" could provide the interpretation and writing of literary history with both a new theoretical vista and a new operable theoretical path.
First Page
45
Last Page
52
Recommended Citation
Qiao, Guoqiang. 2014. "On the Representative Narration of Literary History." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 34, (1): pp.45-52. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol34/iss1/11
