ANALISIS HISTORISISME BARU PADA NOVEL MERDEKA TANAHKU, MERDEKA NEGERIKU KARYA PURNAWAN TJONDRONEGORO

New historicism is the practice of understanding literature with the help of historical knowledge. An understanding of new historicism can help in understanding the relationship between history and literature. The purposes of this study are (1) to find and describe forms of historical depiction using the new historicism theory, (2) to find and describe the forms of historical value contained in the novel Merdeka Tanahku, Merdeka Negeriku by Purnawan Tjondronegoro. The approach that used in this study is the new historicism. This study using the new historicism theory hat put forward by Stephen Greenbalt (1982). This study uses a type of qualitative research. The data source for this research was obtained from the novel Merdeka Tanahku, Merdeka Negeriku by Purnawan Tjondronegoro. The data is in the form of dialogue excerpts, sentences, and paragraph fragments. The results of the study show that 1) the form of historical depiction in the form of the course of historical events found conformity with data from historical literature and the tangibility of historical events which became a hot topic of discussion among history connoisseurs regarding the concept of the general attack on March 1, 1949 and the conflict that occurred between civilian and military leaders, 2) the form of historical values in the form of historical facts contained in themes, settings, and characters. Besides that, there are also moral values that can be learned, namely the desire to break away from colonialism, defends national dignity, and revive the spirit of mutual cooperation.