<strong>Historicism</strong> is the essential introduction to this crucial concept in literarystudies. This edition has been fully revised and includes a new gl... » 

Historicism is the essential introduction to this crucial concept in literarystudies. This edition has been fully revised and includes a new glossary ofcritical terms fully updated bibliography clear suggestions for additionalreading as well as new discussion of Historicisms relation to theglobalization debate. Historicism explains the theory and practice ofhistoricism presents the history of the term and its uses introduces keythinkers in the field from ancient Greece to the present considershistoricism in relation to contemporary debates such as postcolonialismfeminism and globalization. This compact yet comprehensive guide enablesstudents to understand and apply historicist approaches in their own studies. «