It’s less of an issue with New Criticism as such, and more about how its been distorted and naturalized (largely in service of making it more compatible with standardized testing) in high school English courses over the last half-century. Jeremy Francis is good on this.
What's wrong with New Criticism?
It’s less of an issue with New Criticism as such, and more about how its been distorted and naturalized (largely in service of making it more compatible with standardized testing) in high school English courses over the last half-century. Jeremy Francis is good on this.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1101&context=lajm