Download or read book Tropics of Discourse written by Hayden White and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.