What is New Historicism ?

Literary Theory and Criticism 01/07/2020

A. A theory that sees history as a form of writing and discourse
B. A theory that abandons the idea of history as an imitation of events
C. A theory that regards history as a series of narratives
D. All of the above answers are correct.

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