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Following Clifford Geertz and other cultural anthropologists, the New Historicist critics have evolved a method for describing culture in action. Their "thick descriptions" seize upon an event or anecdote--colonist John Rolfe's conversation with Pocohontas's father, a note found among... read more

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I feel in a somewhat false position, which is not a particularly promising way to begin, and I might as well explain why.

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  1. H. Aram Veeser (Editor)

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