The New Historicism Reader

The New Historicism Reader

<STRONG></STRONG><STRONG><EM>The New Historicism Reader</EM></STRONG> documents the New Historicists' multiplex achievement, spanning Renaissance and Reagan studies, American realism, English romanticism, gender studies, feminism, and communications and rhetoric.<br> <br> Harold Veeser's introduction locates allies and opponents, surveys related fields, and identifies now-emerging New Historicist themes: the go-between, hybridization, embarrassment, autobiographical moves and personal writing. His selected bibliography gives access to a wealth of literature devoted to theorizing and attacking New Historicism, a phrase that--if it lacks a referent--has no want of references. In short, <STRONG></STRONG><STRONG><EM>The New</EM></STRONG> <STRONG></STRONG><STRONG><EM>Historicism Reader</EM></STRONG> offers everything required to know, teach and practice the New Historicism.