So, the historian Jurgen Osterhammel sez:

[Mark Kohut]

All history inclines toward being world history. Agree? Don't?

So, do all historical novels aspire to being world historical novels?

Even if No, does Mason & Dixon aspire to being a world historical novel?

Novels embody symbolic meanings that aspire to being 'limited' world
truths? MK trying to
summarize Kenneth Burke (among others) Agree? disagree? ['limited' means
say, The Great Gatsby is "about' the American Dream, but it is not
every American dream, so to speak. ]

So, what are some--more--of M & D's world historical meanings? Is it
second only to Against the Day in that---world historical--regard? (Or
behind V. or GR? )
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