It was given impetus by journals like The Sewanee Review and The Kenyon Review.
Led by critics like Kenneth Burke, Yvor Winters, R.P. Blackmur, and Cleanth Brooks, this American movement emphasized close scrutiny of a literary text without regard to biographical, cultural, or social considerations. It was given impetus by journals like The Sewanee Review and The Kenyon Review.
Led by critics like Kenneth Burke, Yvor Winters, R.P. Blackmur, and Cleanth Brooks, this American movement emphasized close scrutiny of a literary text without regard to biographical, cultural, or social considerations.
New Criticism