Stephen Greenblatt

by Robson, Mark

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Title Statements

Full title :Stephen Greenblatt.

Summary

Stephen Greenblatt is the most important exponent of 'new historicism', a dynamic critical movement which rejects the traditional reliance on individual canonical texts, exploring a multitude of other, more marginal works and voices. Questioning not just literary but social, political and cultural assumptions about knowledge and power, Greenblatt's work has had a huge impact on contemporary theory. Mark Robson discusses ideas specific to particular works and explores the relation of Greenblatt's thought to new historicism as well as other modes of criticism including the key topics of: context cultural poetics power, subversion and containment thick description anecdotes. Providing a starting point for readers new to this crucial theorist's sometimes complex texts, or support for those deepening their understanding of his work, this guidebook is ideal for students in the fields of literary, history, social and cultural studies.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:Florence
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (161 pages).

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781317595236, 1317595238
oclc:on1048461114
LC Classification:PN75.G74 ǂb R63 2008eb
Dewey Decimal:801.95092

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series editor's preface -- Acknowledgements -- Why Greenblatt? -- Key Ideas -- 1 From culture to cultural poetics -- 2 Practising cultural poetics -- 3 Self-fashioning -- 4 The circulation of social energy -- 5 Resonance and wonder -- 6 Imagination and will -- After Greenblatt -- Further Reading -- Works cited -- Index.