19. The New Historicism

Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300) In this lecture, Professor Paul Fry examines the work of two seminal New Historicists, Stephen Greenblatt and Jerome McGann. The origins of New Historicism in Early Modern literary studies are explored, and New Historicism’s common strategies, preferred evidence, and literary sites are explored. Greenblatt’s reliance on Foucault is juxtaposed with McGann’s use of Bakhtin. The lecture concludes with an extensive consideration of the project of editing of Keats’s poetry in light of New Historicist concerns. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Origins of New Historicism 06:16 - Chapter 2. The New Historicist Method and Foucault 10:56 - Chapter 3. The Reciprocal Relationship Between History and Discourse 19:24 - Chapter 4. The Historian and Subjectivity 26:12 - Chapter 5. Jerome McGann and Bakhtin 30:28 - Chapter 6. McGann on Keats 45:54 - Chapter 7. Tony the Tow Truck Revisited Complete course materials are availabl