{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-new-historicist-theory-9781474240987","title":"Shakespeare and New Historicist Theory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeema Parvini\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in English at the University of Surrey. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's History Plays: Rethinking Historicism\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eShakespeare and Contemporary Theory: New Historicism and Cultural Materialism\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeema 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 *\u003cbr\u003eParvini’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 *\u003cbr\u003eNeema 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntroductory Note \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e1 \u003c\/b\u003eWhat is ‘History’?  \u003cb\u003e2 \u003c\/b\u003eAfter Tillyard, before Greenblatt  \u003cb\u003e3 \u003c\/b\u003ePower, Containment and Cultural Poetics  \u003cb\u003e4 \u003c\/b\u003eNew Historicism in Practice: The Case of \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e5 \u003c\/b\u003eNew Historicism and Feminism  \u003cb\u003e6 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Opponents of New Historicism  \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003eThe Legacy of New Historicism  \u003ci\u003eNotes \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187607658839,"sku":"9781474240987","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-new-historicist-theory-9781474240987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}