The Critical Circle: Literature, History, and Philosophical Hermeneutics

by David Couzens Hoy

Book Overview

The Critical Circle investigates the celebrated hermeneutic circle, especially as it manifests itself in historical inquiry and literary criticism. Formulated variously in different theories of hermeneutics, the circle generally describes how, in the process of understanding an interpretation, part and whole are related in a circular way: in order to understand the while, it is necessary to understand the parts, while to understand the parts it is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520307070
• ISBN13: 9780520307070
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"