The Historical Necessity for--and Difficulties with--New Historical Analysis in Introductory Literature Courses.

Thomas, Brook

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Historical Necessity for--and Difficulties with--New Historical Analysis in Introductory Literature Courses.

Thomas, Brook

College English, v49 n5 p509-22 Sep 1987

Reflects on the role of New Historicism in teaching literature and remarks on the lack of historical awareness in students today. Offers suggestions for connecting history, as well as other disciplines, to literature to combat currently fragmented college educations. (JC)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College English, Higher Education, History Instruction, Intellectual History, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship

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