{"product_id":"practicing-new-historicism-paperback","title":"Practicing New Historicism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor almost twenty years, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In \u003ci\u003ePracticing the New Historicism, \u003c\/i\u003e two of its most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn lucid and jargon-free prose, Catherine Gallagher and Stephen Greenblatt focus on five central aspects of new historicism: recurrent use of anecdotes, preoccupation with the nature of representations, fascination with the history of the body, sharp focus on neglected details, and skeptical analysis of ideology. Arguing that new historicism has always been more a passionately engaged practice of questioning and analysis than an abstract theory, Gallagher and Greenblatt demonstrate this practice in a series of characteristically dazzling readings of works ranging from paintings by Joos van Gent and Paolo Uccello to \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy juxtaposing analyses of Renaissance and nineteenth-century topics, the authors uncover a number of unexpected contrasts and connections between the two periods. Are aspects of the dispute over the Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist detectable in British political economists' hostility to the potato? How does Pip's isolation in \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e shed light on Hamlet's doubt? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering not only an insider's view of new historicism, but also a lively dialogue between a Renaissance scholar and a Victorianist, \u003ci\u003ePracticing the New Historicism\u003c\/i\u003e is an illuminating and unpredictable performance by two of America's most respected literary scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGallagher and Greenblatt offer a brilliant introduction to new historicism. In their hands, difficult ideas become coherent and accessible.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tour de force of new literary criticism. . . . Gallagher and Greenblatt's virtuoso readings of paintings, potatoes (yes, spuds), religious ritual, and novels--all 'texts'--as well as essays on criticism and the significance of anecdotes, are likely to take their place as model examples of the qualities of the new critical school that they lead. . . . A zesty work for those already initiated into the incestuous world of contemporary literary criticism-and for those who might like to see what all the fuss is about.--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGallagher and Greenblatt offer a brilliant introduction to new historicism. In their hands, difficult ideas become coherent and accessible.-\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In this dazzling, seminal volume, two of the discipline's most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Gallagher\u003c\/b\u003e is the Eggers Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Greenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e is the Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.65 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724572004415,"sku":"9780226279350","price":71.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7da9ff063b89f3100b045e87a947a203_12778140-493f-4ead-a637-5709793ec945.webp?v=1765103134","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/practicing-new-historicism-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}