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Biocultures Manifesto

Biocultures Manifesto L e n n a r d J . D a v i s / D a v i d B. M o r r i s n the 1960s it was still a radical prem ise th a t the analysis o f lite rature needed to con­ sid e r h is to ry and cultu re.T he stand alone, value-free m odel o f N ew C riticism made ear­ lie r attem p ts to historicize literature o r to place specific lite rary w o rks in th e ir cultural context seem old-fashioned.Today, by contrast, it is com m o np lace to see lite ra ry texts and classroom curricula illu m in a te d th ro u g h a study o f h isto ry and culture, w h ile num erous th e ­ oretical perspectives, fro m fe m in ism s to co g n itive post-structuralism , have enriched under­ standing o f both h is to ry and culture. Literary history, in this sense, lends itself to continuous reinvention. So at the be g in n in g o f the tw e n http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png English Language Notes Duke University Press

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Copyright © 2009 Regents of the University of Colorado
ISSN
0013-8282
eISSN
2573-3575
DOI
10.1215/00138282-47.1.189
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L e n n a r d J . D a v i s / D a v i d B. M o r r i s n the 1960s it was still a radical prem ise th a t the analysis o f lite rature needed to con­ sid e r h is to ry and cultu re.T he stand alone, value-free m odel o f N ew C riticism made ear­ lie r attem p ts to historicize literature o r to place specific lite rary w o rks in th e ir cultural context seem old-fashioned.Today, by contrast, it is com m o np lace to see lite ra ry texts and classroom curricula illu m in a te d th ro u g h a study o f h isto ry and culture, w h ile num erous th e ­ oretical perspectives, fro m fe m in ism s to co g n itive post-structuralism , have enriched under­ standing o f both h is to ry and culture. Literary history, in this sense, lends itself to continuous reinvention. So at the be g in n in g o f the tw e n

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English Language NotesDuke University Press

Published: Mar 1, 2009

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