New Criticism 1930s - Today PDF
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This presentation discusses New Criticism, a literary theory from the 1930s, exploring its methods, history, and premises. It examines the concept of close reading, and analyzes the historical influences and context of this critical approach.
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New Criticism 1930s - today How is literature “different” than other writing? And why is New Criticism the best method for understanding literature? Extrinsic Criticism: what is it, and why not useful to New Critics? Unified Text: what is it and why useful to New Critics? Foreshadowin...
New Criticism 1930s - today How is literature “different” than other writing? And why is New Criticism the best method for understanding literature? Extrinsic Criticism: what is it, and why not useful to New Critics? Unified Text: what is it and why useful to New Critics? Foreshadowing Repetition Close Reading: what are the elements of this method Connotations (v. denotations) Paradox Ambiguity Tension Irony Patterns and Symbols What are some of the New critical premises? Affective Fallacy Intentional Fallacy What does the Whitman example illustrate? How is Literary Analysis structured, then? What is the significance of Symbolism? What is the hisotircal context for New Criticism Where did it come from and who were its key proponents Formalism The Fugitives and Agrarians What were the historical circumstances that paved the way for its establishment? Why do you think New Criticism did dominate? Why does it still? Allen Tate, Merrill Moore, Robert Penn Warren, John Crowe Ransom, Donald Davidson in 1956
