You must place these events in their historical context.
必须把这些事件同它们的历史环境联系起来看。
This chapter concerns itself with the historical background.
本章旨在讲述历史背景。
The book shows only a superficial understanding of the historical context.
这部书表现出对历史背景肤浅的理解。
The building is of historical importance.
这栋建筑有重要的历史研究价值。
In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.
在本课程中，我们希望从社会和历史背景的整体结构来看文学。