2.  A method of literary criticism that emphasizes the historicity of
a text by relating it to the configurations of power, society, or
ideology in a given time

3. New Historicism Ethnic Studies
 Focal point is on showing  Focuses on the impact of
historically precise model of culture and its history to
truth develop the meaning of the
 Time period of which a literary work’s meaning
work was written affects our
interpretation of the work’s
meaning

4. New Historicism New Criticism
 Focal point is on showing  This approach lowers
historically precise model of magnitude of text’s historical
truth background
 Time period of which a literary  Places text itself in the
work was written affects our forefront
interpretation of the work’s
meaning

5.  Meaning changes with time
› Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
 Written in 1852, and began as newspaper articles
 Changes views on slavery
› Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
 Published in 1932
 Used futuristic ideas that are no longer too far stretched

6.  Useful because time period changes our interpretation of
books
 Yes I would teach New Historicism if I were a professor
› I think it one of the more important literary theories
› Helps us gain a better understanding of history

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