A book by this critic praises metaphysical poetry for causing the reader to revel in the "dinglich substance" of the "world's body".
This critic's example of "modern Broadway producers" using a "reliable person" to count the number of laughs in the audience is part of his attack on "Personal Registrations" as a source of legitimate criticism. An essay by this author argues "the poet perpetuates, in his poem, an order of existence, which in actual life is constantly crumbling". A book by this critic praises metaphysical poetry for causing the reader to revel in the "dinglich substance" of the "world's body". This author included his essay "Criticism Inc." in a volume arguing against "scientific rationalism" and instead advocating an aesthetic approach to poetry. The term "New Criticism" was coined in a book of the same name by this author, who helped compile I'll Take My Stand, a volume of Southern Agrarian manifestoes. For 10 points, name this critic, better known as the Fugitive poet who wrote "Bells for John Whiteside's Daughter".
This critic's example of "modern Broadway producers" using a "reliable person" to count the number of laughs in the audience is part of his attack on "Personal Registrations" as a source of legitimate criticism.
John Crowe Ransom