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Friday, February 28, 2014

Historical Analysis

Historical Analysis

·      A from of analysis used to establish the meaning of a particular work at a particular time.
o   Cultural context
o   Economic Import
o   Nuances pertaining to social and political conditions.
·      The evaluator needs to be specific in their objective.
o   Different analysis methods raise different questions.
·      Thinking of art as a matter of convention rather than aesthetics.
·      Historicism: Events must be understood and judged within the context of their own times.

o   Hegel: all societies are the product of their history.

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