Historicism

2. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-29010-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

Reihe: The New Critical Idiom

Historicism is the essential introduction to the field, providing its readers with the necessary knowledge, background and vocabulary to apply it in their own studies. Paul Hamilton's compact and comprehensive guide:

* explains the theory and basics of historicism
* presents a history of the term and its uses
* introduces the reader to the key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to modern times
* considers historicism in contemporary debates and its relevance to other modes of criticism, such as feminism and post-colonialism
* contains an extensive bibliography of further reading.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hamilton, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. History and Historicism 2. The Rise of Historicism 3. The Hermeneutic Tradition 4. Historicism and Modernity 5. Historicisms of the Present. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Hamilton