What was Warren's contribution to literary criticism?
New Criticism
Deconstruction
Structuralism
Postmodernism
Answer
New Criticism, a literary theory that emerged in the 20th century, owes its development to the influential contributions of Robert Penn Warren. Warren's approach emphasized the close reading of texts, focusing on their formal elements, such as imagery, symbolism, and structure. He argued that literary works should be analyzed objectively, without relying on external factors like the author's biography or historical context.
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