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figural realism: a standalone construct

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Historiography

White's view that historical writing represents reality through figurative language and tropes, which does not make it less realistic.

In historiography, figural realism refers to white's view that historical writing represents reality through figurative language and tropes, which does not make it less realistic. This meaning comes from White (1999) in Figural realism.[1]

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References

White, H. V. (1999). Figural realism. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 9780801859977

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