New Historicism and Cultural Studies

Biography: An influential literary critic and theorist as well as a significant political figure, especially as an advocate of the rights of Palestinians. He was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, which had been controlled by Great Britain since 1922. The resulting political tension and fighting within Palestine led Said's family to emigrate to Cairo at the end of 1947. He attended St. George's, an Anglican preparatory school, and Victoria College. After Said was expelled from school for disciplinary …

…object fact, but also to go through the surroundings, the circumstances in which the text is written during it. -"Contrapuntal Reading": a way in reading in order to read the implications that we may not be aware, (aware of 2 things at once). We must be aware of reality in order to see what is legitimated in a text. -"Exile": create a new sense of the world, never one place or another, being homeless.