New Criticism
New Criticism
nounDefinition of NEW CRITICISM
: an analytic literary criticism that is marked by concentration on the language, imagery, and emotional or intellectual tensions in literary works
— New Critic noun
— New Critical adjective
First Known Use of NEW CRITICISM
1941
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