New Historicism Concepts and Theories

New Historicism Concepts and Theories

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English

12th Grade - University

Hard

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Richard Gonzalez

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New Historicism is a literary analysis style from the 1980s that reintroduces historical context into literary studies, challenging deconstruction and new criticism. It is akin to cultural materialism and overlaps with queer theory. Coined by Stephen Greenblatt, it focuses on cultural practices and their interrelations. Influences include Foucault, Geertz, and White, rejecting the idea of history as a stable fact. It emphasizes the historicity of texts and the textuality of history, with all expressive acts embedded in material practices. Criticism and opposition use the tools they critique, and history is seen as a text of tropes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary aim of New Historicism?

To establish a new literary genre

To eliminate historical context in literary studies

To challenge the dominance of deconstruction

To promote classical literature

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory is New Historicism often compared to?

Structuralism

Romanticism

Cultural Materialism

Postmodernism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with coining the term 'New Historicism'?

Raymond Williams

Louis Montrose

Stephen Greenblatt

Harold Veeser

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main field of application for New Historicism?

Medieval Literature

Renaissance and Shakespeare Studies

Modernist Literature

Postcolonial Literature

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which journal is NOT a main institutional support for New Historicism?

New Literary History

Representations

English Literary History

Modern Fiction Studies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Greenblatt initially define New Historicism?

As a rejection of historical context

As a study of cultural practices

As a critique of modernism

As a form of structuralism

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theorist's concept of 'thick description' influenced New Historicism?

Clifford Geertz

Michel Foucault

Hayden White

Raymond Williams

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