T1 Wk 2: What is New Historicism in Literature?

Question 1

What does theorist Robert Rosenstone emphasize?

Accepted Answer

Cultural influence matters

Question 2

Which theorist invented the theory of 'New Historicism?'

Accepted Answer

Stephen Greenblatt

Question 3

True or false: New Historicism is only for old or classic texts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What does New Historicism analyze in texts?

Accepted Answer

Power dynamics, perspective, subject matter (what's shown).

Question 5

True or false: Intertextuality (one text comments on another) is important in New Historicism.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

What does New Historicism reveal about the film The Butler?

Accepted Answer

Obama's re-election re-ignite our interest in race politics.

Question 7

True or false: New Historicism is solely about the focus text.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

True or false: New Historicism "looks around" at what was popular when a text was released.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What does New Historicism compare literary works to?

Accepted Answer

Other texts, current affairs at text release, cultural artifacts

Question 10

How does New Historicism view literature?

Accepted Answer

As cultural product

Question 11

What does New Historicism as a critical theory prioritize?

Accepted Answer

Historical context

Question 12

Which forces shape literature, according to New Historicism?

Accepted Answer

Social, political, cultural

Question 13

What is a key focus of New Historicism?

Accepted Answer

Historical context of then and now

Question 14

True or false: New Historicism ignores power dynamics.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

Which aspect in a text does New Historicism focus on?

Accepted Answer

Subject matter, audience reception at the time of text release

Question 16

True or false: New Historicism disregards the author's background.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Who coined the term New Historicism?

Accepted Answer

Stephen Greenblatt

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