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Book SynopsisNeema Parvini is Lecturer in English at the University of Surrey. He is the author of
Shakespeare's History Plays: Rethinking Historicism (2012) and
Shakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism (Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2012).
Trade ReviewNeema Parvini’s concise and polemical retelling of this once powerful mode of critical reading is a useful reminder of what was gained by New Historicism, what its limitations were, and what kind of legacy it has left ... Parvini writes directly, passionately, and engagingly ... Useful to anyone, students and scholars, in need of a quick reference guide to the gist of critique of New Historicism. * Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Réforme *
Parvini’s chapters provide a logical progression of well-researched information and analysis that begin with basic definitions, move through examinations of the differences between “old” and “new” historicism, and examine the effect of New Historicism and its legacy on theoretical discourse. All these points of discussion are useful, informative, and serve to paint a more complete picture of how New Historicism has influenced and changed the way we think, talk, and write about Shakespeare. * Renaissance Quarterly *
Neema Parvini’s concise and polemical retelling of this once powerful mode of critical reading is a useful reminder of what was gained by New Historicism, what its limitations were, and what kind of legacy it has left … [The book] grapples succinctly with New Historicism’s arguments across a range of theoretical and ideological interpretative practices … Useful to anyone, students and scholars, in need of a quick reference guide to the gist of critique of New Historicism. * Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Reforme *
Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface Acknowledgements Introductory Note 1 What is ‘History’?
2 After Tillyard, before Greenblatt
3 Power, Containment and Cultural Poetics
4 New Historicism in Practice: The Case of
Measure for Measure 5 New Historicism and Feminism
6 The Opponents of New Historicism
7 The Legacy of New Historicism
Notes Bibliography
