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Rethinking Historicism from Shakespeare to Milton

By Ann Baynes Coiro; Thomas Fulton

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781139572910, 9781107027510
LCC
PN98.H57 R48 2012
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3327919 bytes)
Pages
322\322
Time added
2023-08-03 13:04:44
1500-1700 -- History and criticism -- Theoryetc.Historical criticism (Literature) ; New Historicis

Description

Reading literary texts in their historical contexts has been the dominant form of interpretation in literary criticism for the past thirty years. This collection of essays reflects on the origins of historicism and its present usefulness as a mode of literary analysis, its limitations and its future. The volume provides a brief history of the practice from its Renaissance origins, offering examples of historicist work that not only demonstrate the continuing vitality of this methodology but also suggest new directions for research. Focusing on the major figures of Shakespeare and Milton, these essays provide important and concise representations of trends in the field. Designed for scholars and students of early modern English literature (1500-1700), the volume will also be of interest to students of literature more generally and to historians.

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