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Literary theory

an Anglo-American approach that treats the poem as a self-contained object to be closely analysed for its structure, irony and tension.

In literary theory, New Criticism refers to an Anglo-American approach that treats the poem as a self-contained object to be closely analysed for its structure, irony and tension. This meaning comes from Ransom (1941) in The new criticism.[1]

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References

Ransom, J. C. (1941). The new criticism. New Directions. Open Library record

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