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anecdotalism 1. the writing or telling of short narratives concerning an interesting, amusing, or curious incident or event. See also: Language Style2. an excessive use of anecdotes, as sometimes in the conversation of the aged. — anecdotalist, n. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His agenda promises to correct or avoid such specified shortcomings of New Historicism as its emphasis on "containment" of subversive possibility which fails to account for social change, its tendency to regard culture as a series of homologous patterns, its anecdotalism, and its rhetorical chiastic formulations. With his snapshot passages, sometimes a mere half page, quirky subheadings and anecdotalism, Clover seems to be aiming at an audience whose attention might wander if it were not sustained by constant changes of focus. |
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