The New Historicism in Literary Theory - Lecture 19

Explore the foundations and methodologies of New Historicism in this 53-minute lecture from Yale University's "Introduction to Theory of Literature" course. Delve into the work of Stephen Greenblatt and Jerome McGann, examining the origins of New Historicism in Early Modern literary studies. Discover common strategies, preferred evidence, and literary sites associated with this approach. Compare Greenblatt's reliance on Foucault with McGann's use of Bakhtin. Investigate the reciprocal relationship between history and discourse, the role of subjectivity in historical analysis, and the application of New Historicist principles to editing Keats's poetry. Gain insights into the origins of New Historicism, its methods, the interplay between history and discourse, the historian's subjectivity, and practical applications in literary editing.