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Which of the following would not be invoked to describe a form of new Historicist criticism ?

“Post-structural recovery of authorial intent” conflicts with New Historicism’s emphasis on historically situated discourses and power rather than a final recovered…

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Which of the following would not be invoked to describe a form of new Historicist criticism ?

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“Post-structural recovery of authorial intent” conflicts with New Historicism’s emphasis on historically situated discourses and power rather than a final recovered intention. Cultural materialism, archaeology of social constructs and genealogy of patriarchal discourse are compatible contextual or discourse-oriented descriptions.

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