论新历史主义文学批评产生的背景

On the Birth Background of Literary Criticism of New Historicism

新历史主义文学批评的产生,具有十分深刻而复杂的社会文化背景和人文科学、文学批评自身发展创新的内在原因。后现代主义淡化“历史”,后现代人厌烦“历史”又需要“历史”,人文科学的“文化研究”转向和“语言学转向”,文学批评希冀摆脱形式主义的长期称霸局面,旧历史主义已是老态龙钟而不适应时代需要,是新历史主义文学批评登上后现代文学舞台的重要背景。

The birth of literary criticism of New Historicism goes with profound and complicated background in society and culture. It is the developing result of human social sciences and literary criticism itself. Post - modernism neglects ＂history＂. Those who live in post- modern society are bored with ＂history＂, but they need ＂history＂. Human social sciences turn to ＂Cultural Studies＂and appear ＂Linguistics Turn＂. The literary criticism tries to get rid of the long rule of formalism. Old Historicism is too out - of - date to meet the demands of the era. These make up of the important background against which literary criticism of New Historicism comes to the literary stage of post - modern.