New Criticism
is a formalist literary criticism in which critics approach the work of literature as a stand
alone work, as if it were self-contained. The reader's response, author's intention, or
historical and cultural contexts are not considered as important as the inherent qualities of
the work. New Critics believe the structure and meaning of the work of literature should not be
examined separately. They pay special attention to the use of literary devices in a text. So, if
you want to criticize as a New Critic, in the strictest sense of the
word, you would have to ignore its historicity. That is hard, don't you think?
Because...
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Would you please criticize "Young Goodman Brown" by Nathaniel Hawthorne from the New Critical Approach (New Criticism)?
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