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Howard H asked in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors · 1 decade ago

What is the name for literary criticism that uses the historical context of the writings?

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Anonymous
1 decade ago
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Rhetoric.
Literary Terms / Elements.
http://mrbraiman.home.att.net/lit.htm
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
http://www.spellingpolice.com/higher/home.html
http://www.iland.net/~bshull/NBTT/literary_element...
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/literary_elem...

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