Additional information

Full Title

Historicism 2nd Edition

Author(s)

Paul Hamilton

Edition

2nd Edition

ISBN

9781134437818, 9781032296708, 9780415290098, 9780415290104, 9780203426289, 9781134437771, 9781134437825

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

Historicism is the essential introduction to the field, providing its readers with the necessary knowledge, background and vocabulary to apply it in their own studies. Paul Hamilton’s compact and comprehensive guide: * explains the theory and basics of historicism * presents a history of the term and its uses * introduces the reader to the key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to modern times * considers historicism in contemporary debates and its relevance to other modes of criticism, such as feminism and post-colonialism * contains an extensive bibliography of further reading.