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Practicing New Historicism

Author : Catherine Gallagher,Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780226772561

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Practicing New Historicism by Catherine Gallagher,Stephen Greenblatt Pdf

For almost twenty years, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In Practicing the New Historicism, two of its most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects. In lucid and jargon-free prose, Catherine Gallagher and Stephen Greenblatt focus on five central aspects of new historicism: recurrent use of anecdotes, preoccupation with the nature of representations, fascination with the history of the body, sharp focus on neglected details, and skeptical analysis of ideology. Arguing that new historicism has always been more a passionately engaged practice of questioning and analysis than an abstract theory, Gallagher and Greenblatt demonstrate this practice in a series of characteristically dazzling readings of works ranging from paintings by Joos van Gent and Paolo Uccello to Hamlet and Great Expectations. By juxtaposing analyses of Renaissance and nineteenth-century topics, the authors uncover a number of unexpected contrasts and connections between the two periods. Are aspects of the dispute over the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist detectable in British political economists' hostility to the potato? How does Pip's isolation in Great Expectations shed light on Hamlet's doubt? Offering not only an insider's view of new historicism, but also a lively dialogue between a Renaissance scholar and a Victorianist, Practicing the New Historicism is an illuminating and unpredictable performance by two of America's most respected literary scholars. "Gallagher and Greenblatt offer a brilliant introduction to new historicism. In their hands, difficult ideas become coherent and accessible."—Choice "A tour de force of new literary criticism. . . . Gallagher and Greenblatt's virtuoso readings of paintings, potatoes (yes, spuds), religious ritual, and novels—all 'texts'—as well as essays on criticism and the significance of anecdotes, are likely to take their place as model examples of the qualities of the new critical school that they lead. . . . A zesty work for those already initiated into the incestuous world of contemporary literary criticism-and for those who might like to see what all the fuss is about."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

The New Historicism

Author : Harold Veeser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317761204

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The New Historicism by Harold Veeser Pdf

Following Clifford Geertz and other cultural anthropologists, the New Historicist critics have evolved a method for describing culture in action. Their "thick descriptions" seize upon an event or anecdote--colonist John Rolfe's conversation with Pocohontas's father, a note found among Nietzsche's papers to the effect that "I have lost my umbrella"--and re-read it to reveal through the analysis of tiny particulars the motive forces controlling a whole society. Contributors: Stephen J. Greenblatt, Louis A. Montrose, Catherine Gallagher, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Gerald Graff, Jean Franco, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Frank Lentricchia, Vincent Pecora, Jane Marcus, Jon Klancher, Jonathan Arac, Hayden White, Stanley Fish, Judith Newton, Joel Fineman, John Schaffer, Richard Terdiman, Donald Pease, Brooks Thomas.

Neo-historicism

Author : Robin Headlam Wells,Glenn Burgess,Rowland Wymer
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859915816

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Neo-historicism by Robin Headlam Wells,Glenn Burgess,Rowland Wymer Pdf

Essays on English Renaissance culture make a major contribution to the debate on historical method. For nearly two decades, Renaissance literary scholarship has been dominated by various forms of postmodern criticism which claim to expose the simplistic methodology of `traditional' criticism and to offer a more sophisticated view of the relation between literature and history; however, this new approach, although making scholars more alert to the political significance of literary texts, has been widely criticised on both methodological and theoretical grounds. The revisionist essays collected in this volume make a major contribution to the modern debate on historical method, approaching Renaissance culture from different gender perspectives and a variety of political standpoints, but all sharing an interest in the interdisciplinary study of the past.ROBIN HEADLAM WELLS is Professor of English, University of Surrey Roehampton; GLENN BURGESS is Professor of History, University of Hull; ROWLAND WYMER is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Hull. Contributors: GLENN BURGESS, STANLEY STEWART, BLAIR WORDEN, ANDREW GURR, KATHARINE EISAMAN MAUS, ROWLAND WYMER, GRAHAM PARRY, MALCOLM SMUTS, STEVEN ZWICKER, HEATHER DUBROW, ROBIN HEADLAM WELLS.

New Historicism and Cultural Materialism

Author : John Brannigan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349266227

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New Historicism and Cultural Materialism by John Brannigan Pdf

New historicism and cultural materialism emerged in the early 1980s as prominent literary theories and came to represent a revival of interest in history and in historicising literature. Their proponents rejected both formalist criticism and earlier attempts to read literature in its historical context and defined new ways of thinking about literature in relation to history. This study explains the development of these theories and demonstrates both their uses and weaknesses as critical practices. The potential future direction for the theories is explored and the controversial debates about their validity in literary studies are discussed.

The New Historicism

Author : Brook Thomas
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0691015074

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The New Historicism by Brook Thomas Pdf

Brook Thomas explores the new historicism and the challenges posed to it by a postmodern world that questions the very possibility of newness. He considers new historicism's engagement with poststructuralism and locates the former within a tradition of pragmatic historiography in the United States.

Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Anniversary Edition)

Author : Stephen Greenblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393079845

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Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare (Anniversary Edition) by Stephen Greenblatt Pdf

Named One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time The Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, reissued with a new afterword for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. A young man from a small provincial town moves to London in the late 1580s and, in a remarkably short time, becomes the greatest playwright not of his age alone but of all time. How is an achievement of this magnitude to be explained? Stephen Greenblatt brings us down to earth to see, hear, and feel how an acutely sensitive and talented boy, surrounded by the rich tapestry of Elizabethan life, could have become the world’s greatest playwright.

The New Historicism

Author : Harold Veeser
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317761211

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The New Historicism by Harold Veeser Pdf

Following Clifford Geertz and other cultural anthropologists, the New Historicist critics have evolved a method for describing culture in action. Their "thick descriptions" seize upon an event or anecdote--colonist John Rolfe's conversation with Pocohontas's father, a note found among Nietzsche's papers to the effect that "I have lost my umbrella"--and re-read it to reveal through the analysis of tiny particulars the motive forces controlling a whole society. Contributors: Stephen J. Greenblatt, Louis A. Montrose, Catherine Gallagher, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Gerald Graff, Jean Franco, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Frank Lentricchia, Vincent Pecora, Jane Marcus, Jon Klancher, Jonathan Arac, Hayden White, Stanley Fish, Judith Newton, Joel Fineman, John Schaffer, Richard Terdiman, Donald Pease, Brooks Thomas.

New Literary Histories

Author : Claire Colebrook
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Criticism
ISBN : 0719049873

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New Literary Histories by Claire Colebrook Pdf

Why is histricism a problem? Why do we need a new historicism? This text considers these questions and aims to show that the problem of historicism, and new historicism, is more than just a problem of knowledge-validity and that new historicism is not so much an answer to the difficulties of history writing but the opening of new questions.

Historicism

Author : Paul Hamilton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781134437825

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Historicism by Paul Hamilton Pdf

Historicism is the essential introduction to the field, providing its readers with the necessary knowledge, background and vocabulary to apply it in their own studies. Paul Hamilton's compact and comprehensive guide: * explains the theory and basics of historicism * presents a history of the term and its uses * introduces the reader to the key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to modern times * considers historicism in contemporary debates and its relevance to other modes of criticism, such as feminism and post-colonialism * contains an extensive bibliography of further reading.

New Historicism and Renaissance Drama

Author : Richard Wilson,Richard Dutton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781315504438

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New Historicism and Renaissance Drama by Richard Wilson,Richard Dutton Pdf

New Historicism has been one of the major developments in literary theory over the last decade, both in the USA and Europe. In this book, Wilson and Dutton examine the theories behind New Historicism and its celebrated impact in practice on Renaissance Drama, providing an important collection both for students of the genre and of literary theory.

The New Historicism and Other Old-Fashioned Topics

Author : Brook Thomas
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691233208

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The New Historicism and Other Old-Fashioned Topics by Brook Thomas Pdf

Brook Thomas explores the new historicism and the challenges posed to it by a postmodern world that questions the very possibility of newness. He considers new historicism's engagement with poststructuralism and locates the former within a tradition of pragmatic historiography in the United States.

Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory

Author : Neema Parvini
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441193933

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Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory by Neema Parvini Pdf

A complete critical introduction to New Historicist and Cultural Materialist approaches that have dominated contemporary Shakespeare theory, as well as alternative new directions.

The Limits of Literary Historicism

Author : Allen Dunn,Thomas Haddox
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781572338319

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The Limits of Literary Historicism by Allen Dunn,Thomas Haddox Pdf

The Limits of Literary Historicism is a collection of essays arguing that historicism, which has come to dominate the professional study of literature in recent decades, has become ossified. By drawing attention to the limits of historicism—its blind spots, overreach, and reluctance to acknowledge its commitments—this provocative new book seeks a clearer understanding of what historicism can and cannot teach us about literary narrative. Editors Allen Dunn and Thomas F. Haddox have gathered contributions from leading scholars that challenge the dominance of contemporary historicism. These pieces critique historicism as it is generally practiced, propose alternative historicist models that transcend mere formula, and suggest alternatives to historicism altogether. The volume begins with the editors’ extended introduction, “The Enigma of Critical Distance; or, Why Historicists Need Convictions,” and then is divided into three sections: “The Limits of Historicism,” “Engagements with History,” and “Alternatives to History.” Defying convention, The Limits of Literary Historicism shakes up established modes to move beyond the claustrophobic analyses of contemporary historicism and to ask larger questions that envision more fulfilling and more responsible possibilities in the practice of literary scholarship.

Dickens and New Historicism

Author : William J. Palmer
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0312174276

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Dickens and New Historicism by William J. Palmer Pdf

Throughout his work, Charles Dickens focused upon the definition, composition, and democratizing of the process of writing history. In Dickens and New Historicism, William J. Palmer takes as his point of departure the New Historicist critical theories articulated by Michel Foucault, Mikhail Bakhtin, Hayden White, Dominick LaCapra and others, and offers a critical analysis of Dickens's complete body of work. Palmer reveals that not only did Dickens give voice to the marginalized participants in the history of the eighteenth century and of his own contemporary Victorian age, but evolved a philosophy of history composed from the perspective of those marginalized voices.

Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory

Author : Neema Parvini
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781474241007

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Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory by Neema Parvini Pdf

Over the past three decades, no critical movement has been more prominent in Shakespeare Studies than new historicism. And yet, it remains notoriously difficult to pin down, define and explain, let alone analyze. Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of new historicism as a development in Shakespeare studies while asking fundamental questions about its status as literary theory and its continued usefulness as a method of approaching Shakespeare's plays.