000			01086nam a2200181 4500
020			_a9781137611925
082			_a801.95 _bBRA/N
100			_aBrannigan, John
245			_aNew historicism and cultural materialism
260			_aNew York _bPalgrave Macmillan _c1998
300			_a247p.
500			_aTransitions
520			_aNew historicism and cultural materialism emerged in the early 1980s as prominent literary theories and came to represent a revival of interest in history and in historicising literature. Their proponents rejected both formalist criticism and earlier attempts to read literature in its historical context and defined new ways of thinking about literature in relation to history. This study explains the development of these theories and demonstrates both their uses and weaknesses as critical practices. The potential future direction for the theories is explored and the controversial debates about their validity in literary studies are discussed.
650			_aLiterary theory
650			_aHistoricism
650			_aCultural materialism
942			_cBK
999			_c45029 _d45029