�������� The Limits of Literary Historicism is a collection of essays arguing that historicism, which has come to dominate the professional study of literature in recent decades, has
become ossified. By drawing attention to the limits of historicism��ts blind spots, overreach, and reluctance to acknowledge its commitments��his provocative new book seeks a clearer
understanding of what historicism can and cannot teach us about literary narrative.
����������� Editors Allen Dunn and Thomas F. Haddox have gathered contributions from leading scholars that challenge the dominance of contemporary historicism. These pieces critique
historicism as it is generally practiced, propose alternative historicist models that transcend mere formula, and suggest alternatives to historicism altogether. The volume begins with the
editors' extended introduction, ��he Enigma of Critical Distance; or, Why Historicists Need Convictions,��and then is divided into three sections: ��he Limits of Historicism,����ngagements
with History,��and ��lternatives to History.��BR> ����������� Defying convention, The Limits of Literary Historicism shakes up established modes to move beyond the claustrophobic
analyses of contemporary historicism and to ask larger questions that envision more fulfilling and more responsible possibilities in the practice of literary scholarship.
