HIDE AND SEEK

This response takes up the final question offered by David Lurie's essay: “In the end, is it ever possible to write a fully nonallegorical history of writing's origins?” by considering the nature of allegory, its relationship to hiding and invisibility, and the material quality of its char...

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Published in:History and theory :Studies in the philosophy of history 2019-01, Vol.57 (S1), p.S6-S8
Main Author: Nappi, Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allegory
Hide and seek
Historiography
Materiality
Writing
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Summary:This response takes up the final question offered by David Lurie's essay: “In the end, is it ever possible to write a fully nonallegorical history of writing's origins?” by considering the nature of allegory, its relationship to hiding and invisibility, and the material quality of its character when invoked to describe an origin.
ISSN:0018-2656
1468-2303
DOI:10.1111/hith.12093