ENGL 300: Introduction to Theory of Literature
Lecture 19 - The New Historicism. 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. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 19 - The New Historicism |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Origins of New Historicism |
| [00:06:16] | 2. The New Historicist Method and Foucault |
| [00:10:56] | 3. The Reciprocal Relationship Between History and Discourse |
| [00:19:24] | 4. The Historian and Subjectivity |
| [00:26:12] | 5. Jerome McGann and Bakhtin |
| [00:30:28] | 6. McGann on Keats |
| [00:45:54] | 7. Tony the Tow Truck Revisited |
| References |
| Lecture 19 - The New Historicism Instructor: Professor Paul H. Fry. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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