| Understanding an Era's Socio-Cultural Notions with New Historicism Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 127616761X ISBN-13: 9781276167611 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $19.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.62 lbs) 150 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The book studies the literary theory called "New Historicism," which developed in the 1980s, primarily through the work of the critic Stephen Greenblatt, and gained widespread influence in the 1990s. The theory strives to understand the work through its historical context and to understand cultural and intellectual history through literature. New Historicists believed that the literary works may or may not tell about various factual aspects of the world from which they emerge, but they do tell about prevailing ways of thinking at the time: ideas of social organization, prejudices, taboos, etc. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |