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New Criticism

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Noun

1. new criticism

literary criticism based on close analysis of the text

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New Criticism

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noun
an approach to literary criticism through close analysis of the text

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New Criticism

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US
a method of literary analysis, in vogue in the mid-20th cent., stressing close examination of the text itself, its tone, imagery, structure, etc.

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New Criticism

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n.
A method of literary evaluation and interpretation practiced chiefly in the mid-1900s 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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