New Criticism

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.

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New Critic n.

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new criticism

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an approach to literary criticism through close analysis of the text

new critic  n

new critical  adj

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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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new criticism - literary criticism based on close analysis of the text literary criticism, criticism - a written evaluation of a work of literature