19th Oct, 2021
University of Oklahoma-Norman
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Asked 7th Oct, 2021
Historicism and the New Historicism, recommended reading?
Whether you view them as general trends or specific theories in literary studies what would you recommend as the best reading (assuming a researcher but one unfamiliar with the topic) on the development, theory, and practice of Historicism and New Historicism?
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In response to this ResearchGate discussion thread question, recommended reading is Jerome J. McGann's critical discussion in "Keats and Historical Method in Literary Criticism" in The Beauty of the Inflections : LiIerary Investigations in Historical Method and Theory (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
This is a copy of the brief chapter description provided by Oxford University Press:
"Keats and the Historical Method in Literary Criticism":
Jerome J. McGann
"This chapter illustrates the tactical procedures which typify an historical approach, as well as the way historical information tends to open up new dimensions for a more comprehensive and precise critical analysis. It also shows, through a series of illustrative examples, how and why poetic analysis requires a historical method if it is to achieve either precision or comprehensiveness. This demonstration takes for its subject the idea of ‘context’ and tries to explain the special relevance of this for poetry, as well as the necessity of an historical method for elucidating the specifically pertinent contexts which penetrate every poem."
"Keywords: historical approach, tactical procedures, poetry, historical method, poetic analysis, context, poem"
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In response to this ResearchGate discussion thread question, recommended reading is Jerome J. McGann's critical discussion in "Keats and Historical Method in Literary Criticism" in The Beauty of the Inflections : LiIerary Investigations in Historical Method and Theory (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988).
This is a copy of the brief chapter description provided by Oxford University Press:
"Keats and the Historical Method in Literary Criticism":
Jerome J. McGann
"This chapter illustrates the tactical procedures which typify an historical approach, as well as the way historical information tends to open up new dimensions for a more comprehensive and precise critical analysis. It also shows, through a series of illustrative examples, how and why poetic analysis requires a historical method if it is to achieve either precision or comprehensiveness. This demonstration takes for its subject the idea of ‘context’ and tries to explain the special relevance of this for poetry, as well as the necessity of an historical method for elucidating the specifically pertinent contexts which penetrate every poem."
"Keywords: historical approach, tactical procedures, poetry, historical method, poetic analysis, context, poem"
4 Recommendations
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