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New Criticism

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New Criticism
n.
A method of literary evaluation and interpretation practiced chiefly in the mid-20th century that emphasizes close examination of a text with minimum regard for the biographical or historical circumstances in which it was produced.
New Critic n.
New Criticism
a critical approach to literature that concentrates upon analysis and explication of individual texts and considers historical and biographical information less important than an awareness of the work’s formal structure. — New Critic, n.
See also: Criticism
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Noun1.new criticism - literary criticism based on close analysis of the text
literary criticism, criticism - a written evaluation of a work of literature
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