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Reconstructing Contexts: The Aims and Principles of Archaeo-Historicism
Robert Hume
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This book attempts to justify and theorize old historicism, defining archaeo-historicism as a method by which scholars can reconstruct past context in order to apply it to the interpretation of works and events of that time. If such reconstruction is to be more than wildly impressionistic, it must be grounded in hard evidence handled according to clear rules. In this intriguing and rigorous analysis, Robert Hume identifies legitimate objects for reconstruction and proposes procedures and principles by which such interpretation may be pursued. He then examines the failures of the same method, which works only when ... Read more
This book attempts to justify and theorize old historicism, defining archaeo-historicism as a method by which scholars can reconstruct past context in order to apply it to the interpretation of works and events of that time. If such reconstruction is to be more than wildly impressionistic, it must be grounded in hard evidence handled according to clear rules. In this intriguing and rigorous analysis, Robert Hume identifies legitimate objects for reconstruction and proposes procedures and principles by which such interpretation may be pursued. He then examines the failures of the same method, which works only when ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198186328
SKU
V9780198186328
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Reviews for Reconstructing Contexts: The Aims and Principles of Archaeo-Historicism
a clear and often humourous writer ... He writes especially well on economic and financial problems, having done extensive research into theatrical accounts, but is just as adept at dealing with aesthetic or biographical questions ... the work is full of insight ... Hume is a generous and good tempered guide who has espoused his principles with admirable clarity.
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