New Criticism Summary

In the following essay, Graff traces various academic interpretations of New Criticism, proposing that in order to fully understand the theories espoused by New Critics, it is absolutely necessary to ... Read more

In the following essay, Gerhard defines the function and place of the aesthetic object, namely the poem, in the context of New Criticism and its theories, writing that according to the New Critics, th... Read more

In the following essay, Raleigh comments how New Criticism as a historical phenomena was composed of contradictions, and a great part of its success arose precisely out of this many-sidedness, which l... Read more

In the following essay, Willingham follows the development of New Criticism from its earliest proponents in the 1930s to the later 1900s, detailing the evolution of the theory from its early days to t... Read more

In the following essay, Burt and Lewin provide brief literary histories of poets and critics such as Tate, Ransom, and Warren, as well as later New Critics such as Empson, Winters and Blackmur, evalua... Read more

In the following essay, Perosa describes Blackmur's theories of poetry criticism, tracing its evolution from the early tenets of New Criticism to what Perosa terms as a later “break-down... Read more

In the following essay, Tassin evaluates Brooks's ideas regarding New Criticism, concluding that as a literary theory, it continues to endure. Today the New Criticism is considered not only ... Read more

The new critics approach involves strictly taking what is in the text and analyzing it. This approach is very focused on looking at the language used by the author, internally and externally, and int... Read more