All texts are worldly and circumstantial, varying by genre and period

Evidence

Therefore I set out to examine not only scholarly works but also works of literature, political tracts, journalistic texts, travel books, religious and philological studies. In other words, my hybrid perspective is broadly historical and “anthropological,” given that I believe all texts to be worldly and circumstantial in (of course) ways that vary from genre to genre, and from historical period to historical period. — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 91

Categorization

• DEFINE: The claim that ‘all texts are worldly and circumstantial’ is a foundational methodological principle for the field — texts are material events, not free-floating ideas.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 91
• XREF: connects to: Every text inevitably conveys meanings its author neither intended nor controlled. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity: An…, 342