LEADER 03424nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910462093203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-01070-3 010 $a9786613512352 010 $a1-57233-831-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161652 035 $a(EBL)878327 035 $a(OCoLC)781725783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000637876 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11432328 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000637876 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10685776 035 $a(PQKB)10262182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC878327 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19680 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL878327 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554427 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL351235 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161652 100 $a20110802d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe limits of literary historicism$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Allen Dunn and Thomas F. Haddox 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aKnoxville $cUniversity of Tennessee Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 225 1 $aTennessee studies in literature ;$vv. 45 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57233-820-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: The enigma of critical distance; or, why historicists need convictions / Allen Dunn and Thomas F. Haddox -- Pt. 1. The limits of historicism -- the historicization of literary studies / Jane Gallop -- The children of New Historicism: literary scholarship, professionalization, and the will to publish / Rebecca Munson and Claude Willan -- Faithful historicism and philosophical semi-retirement / Amy J. Elias -- Pt. 2. Engagements with history -- Fiction as history: Chesnutt's The marrow of tradition as source material / Bruce Plourde -- Bayard Taylor and the limits of Orientalism / Christoph Irmscher -- The prehistory of posthistoricism / Jeffrey Insko -- Pt. 3. Alternatives to history modernism and the aesthetics of cultural studies / R. M. Berry -- Why modernist claims for autonomy matter / Charles M. Altieri. 330 $a The Limits of Literary Historicism is a collection of essays arguing that historicism, which has come to dominate the professional study of literature in recent decades, has become ossified. By drawing attention to the limits of historicism-its blind spots, overreach, and reluctance to acknowledge its commitments-this provocative new book seeks a clearer understanding of what historicism can and cannot teach us about literary narrative. Editors Allen Dunn and Thomas F. Haddox have gathered contributions from leading scholars that challenge the dominance 410 0$aTennessee studies in literature ;$vv. 45. 606 $aCriticism 606 $aLiterature$xHistory and criticism$xTheory, etc 606 $aNew Historicism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCriticism. 615 0$aLiterature$xHistory and criticism$xTheory, etc. 615 0$aNew Historicism. 676 $a801/.95 701 $aDunn$b Allen$01041594 701 $aHaddox$b Thomas F$g(Thomas Fredrick)$0988152 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462093203321 996 $aThe limits of literary historicism$92465238 997 $aUNINA