Theorists
Name the Theorist who was most active/influential in the 1980's
Stephen Greenblatt
what are the 5 W's commonly used when analyzing with Historical Criticism
Who, What, When, Where, Why
What can Wuthering Heights have analyzed with Historical Theory?
Social class restrictions in the Victorian Era
Name the Theorist who was most active/Influential in the 1960's
Michel Foucault
What is new Historicism (easy)
Questions whether or not the facts in the text are historically accurate and requires outside research
Using Historical theory, the author of A Worn Path could use what to show the hardships Pheonix faced
Her experiences with seeing segregation being used the time she was alive.
(anything different with the right idea counts)
Who wrote “Renaissance self-fashioning”
Stephen Greenblatt
In the story "A Rose For Emily" what can be criticized with Historical Theory?
The "present" plot of the story can be related to the author's actual life after the reconstruction era.
OR
The author growing up in the south knows of what the antebellum period was like due to his surroundings.
What "facts" in the text can be further researched in the story "Wuthering Heights"
laws on Social Class, and whether everybody suffered from these restrictions
What "subject" did Baruch Spinoza specialize his theory in?
Bible, Religion, Christianity
What is Historical Theory?
Analyzes the creation context of the literature, Author's life, political norms, social movements etc.
New Historicism challenges "what" in "A Rose For Emily"
the description of her house, clothes, lifestyle if they are really true to history
Who wrote T'he Archaeology of Knowledge'
Michel Foucault
What is new Historicism?
A critical approach that examines literature in the context of its historical and cultural environment, emphasizing the interplay between text and history
what do all stories have in common with new historicism being involved
All of them have their own facts established in the story but all of them need further research outside of what is being presented in the text to further understand the emphasis of the plot.