New Historicism

• New Historicism Explained (Warren Hedges, Southern Oregon University English Dept., 2000) 
• An easy to understand listing of the reasons New Historicism came to be, the premises behind it, the complaints some scholars have towards it, and the trends that are prolific in the technique today. 

• New Historicism (Hunter Cadzow-Johns Hopkins University Press. 1997)  
• A great essay on the beginnings of New Historicism, and an explanation on the details as to how it developed into a widely accepted critical technique.

• New Historicist Literary Theory (Thomas E. Fish. Cumberland College. 2000) 
• A brief overview of New Historicism, plus critical assumptions and strategies.

• General Introduction to New Historicism (Dino Felluga. "General Introduction to New Historicism." 
• Introductory Guide to Critical Theory.  Purdue University. November 2003.) An overview of the important people and events that shaped New Historicism.

• Steven Greenblatt

• Michel Foucault

• Alan Liu