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New Criticism

New Criticism is a formal approach to literary analysis that emphasizes close reading of the text as an autonomous object, distinguished by its rejection of external contexts such as authorial intent, historical background, or reader response.

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198

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2017–2026

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Publications

181

Blindness and Insight: Essays in the Rhetoric of Contemporary Criticism

Paul de Man · Poetics Today · 1984 · 1.3K citations

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Literary theory: an anthology

Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 746 citations

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The new feminist criticism: essays on women, literature and theory

Carmen Rosa Caldas · Americanae (AECID Library) · 1985 · 523 citations · Full text

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Lyric Poetry: Beyond New Criticism

Edward A. Geary, Chaviva Hosek, Patricia A. Parker · Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature · 1986 · 324 citations

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What Is New Formalism?

Marjorie Levinson · PMLA/Publications of the Modern Language Association of America · 2007 · 319 citations

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Authors

198

  1. PD
    Paul de Man

    Yale University, United States

    3 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. RW
    René Wellek

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 200 citations

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  3. RS
    Richard S. Foster

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    2 publications · 26 citations

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  4. JR
    Jackson R. Bryer

    2 publications · 49 citations

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  5. HF
    Herbert F. Tucker

    University of Virginia, United States

    2 publications · 86 citations

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Institutions

39

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  2. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    74 citations

  3. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  4. University of Siena

    Siena, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  5. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  6. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  7. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 24 publications · 2K citations

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  2. New Literary History

    NLH · 10 publications · 606 citations

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  3. Comparative Literature

    5 publications · 180 citations

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  5. American Literature

    5 publications · 249 citations

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