SOURCE: Graff, Gerald. “What Was New Criticism? Literary Interpretations and Scientific Objectivity.” Salmagundi 27, no. 27 (summer-fall 1974): 72-93.
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 understand the complex cultural, educational, and historical considerations that led to the creation of this mode of literary interpretation.
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