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Cleanth Brooks (/ ˈ k l iː æ n θ / KLEE-anth; October 16, 1906 – May 10, 1994) was an American literary critic and professor. He is best known for his contributions to New Criticism in the mid-20th century and for revolutionizing the teaching of poetry in American higher education.
- May 10, 1994
- October 16, 1906, Murray, Kentucky, U.S.
- Edith Amy Blanchord
9 mag 2024 · Cleanth Brooks (born Oct. 16, 1906, Murray, Ky., U.S.—died May 10, 1994, New Haven, Conn.) was an American teacher and critic whose work was important in establishing the New Criticism, which stressed close reading and structural analysis of literature.
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27 ott 2021 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Cleanth Brooks, a prominent American literary critic and New Critic. Learn about his biography, publications, influences, legacy, and controversies in the field of literary studies.
18 mar 2016 · Learn how Cleanth Brooks, a New Critic, argues that paradox is the language of poetry and the key to interpreting it. Explore his examples of paradox in Wordsworth, Donne, and Shakespeare, and how he contrasts it with irony.
Cleanth Brooks was a renowned literary critic and professor who co-wrote Understanding Poetry and Understanding Fiction with Robert Penn Warren. He was a leader of the New Criticism movement and a founder of The Southern Review journal.
Cleanth Brooks (October 16, 1906 - May 10, 1994) was an influential American literary critic and professor. He is best known for his contributions to New Criticism in the mid-twentieth century and for revolutionizing the teaching of poetry in American higher education.
12 mag 1994 · Cleanth Brooks, an educator, author and eminent Southern literary critic who helped spread the principles of the New Criticism movement throughout American universities, died on Tuesday at his...
