noun Date: 1986 a method of literary criticism that emphasizes the historicity of a text by relating it to the configurations of power, society, or ideology in a given time, New Historicist adjective or noun
NEW HISTORICISM
Meaning of NEW HISTORICISM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012