Historicism

Title: Historicism
Author: Paul Hamilton
ISBN: 9780415110518
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: 1
Number of Pages: 240
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Publisher 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.