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historicism 1. the belief that natural laws govern historical events which in turn determine social and cultural phenomena 2. the doctrine that each period of history has its own beliefs and values inapplicable to any other, so that nothing can be understood independently of its historical context 3. the conduct of any enquiry in accordance with these views 4. excessive emphasis on history, historicism, past styles, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like those who had preceded them, New Historicists rejected the idea that any one perspective can be privileged: they assailed the so-called view from nowhere, the idea that authority can be ascribed to any one critical or historical perspective, but while deconstruction seemed always to admit the possibility of its own frivolous irrelevance, New Historicism sought to extend radical skepticism to the experiential world. Heavily influenced by the New Left Marxism of the seventies and eighties, the New Historicists were tempted to attribute all literary greatness to heavy-handed social forces of dominance, oppression, patriarchy, and other such demons in the postmodern Confessor's Manual. Feminists chalk everything up to gender, Marxists to class conflict, New Historicists to social energies, and Bloom to the anxiety of influence. |
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