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      Reconstructing Contexts: The Aims and Principles of Archaeo-Historicism

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      An attempt to justify and theorize old historicism, defining archaeo-historicism as reconstructing past contexts in order to interpret works and events of that time. The book identifies legitimate objects for reconstruction and proposes principles by which such interpretation may be pursued.
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      Product ID:9780198186328
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Reconstructing Contexts
      Subtitle:The Aims and Principles of Archaeo-Historicism
      Authors:Author: Robert Hume
      Page Count:252
      Subjects:Literary theory, Literary theory, Literary studies: general, History: theory and methods, Archaeology, Literary studies: general, History: theory & methods, Archaeology, British Isles
      Description:An attempt to justify and theorize old historicism, defining archaeo-historicism as reconstructing past contexts in order to interpret works and events of that time. The book identifies legitimate objects for reconstruction and proposes principles by which such interpretation may be pursued.
      This book attempts to justify and theorize old historicism, defining archaeo-historicism as a method by which scholars can reconstruct past context in order to apply it to the interpretation of works and events of that time. If such reconstruction is to be more than wildly impressionistic, it must be grounded in hard evidence handled according to clear rules. In this intriguing and rigorous analysis, Robert Hume identifies legitimate objects for reconstruction and proposes procedures and principles by which such interpretation may be pursued. He then examines the failures of the same method, which works only when adequate evidence can be found. In particular, Hume flatly denies the intellectual legitimacy of literary history as it is commonly practised and attempts to disentangle such history from the practice of historicism. The final chapter is devoted to a cogent discussion of how archaeo-historicism relates to various forms of contemporary theory. Hume offers a profusion of examples of good and bad historicist reconstruction and interpretation, drawing largely on English literature but also on American and other world literatures, theatre history, and music theory. Although addressed primarily to literary critics, this wide-ranging and bold work will be of interest to historians and cultural critics as well.
      Imprint Name:Oxford University Press
      Publisher Name:Oxford University Press
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:1999-03-18

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      Weight456 g
      Dimensions225 × 148 × 23 mm