Allegories of History: Literary Historiography after Hegel

allegorical--that is, literary--in nature, and that all claims to historical truth must be viewed in this light. He shows how narrative or interpretive language produces historical meaning--and how this meaning is reached at the expense not only of the historical facts but also of the purported intent (or storyline) of the narrative itself. Any inquiry into [history as allegory] will have to begin with Bahti's work.--Peter Fenves, 'MLN' Valuable and illuminating.--'American Historical Review.