new criticism

noun

1. (often initial capital letters) an approach to the critical study of literature that concentrates on textual explication and rejects historical and biographical study as irrelevant to an understanding of the total formal organization of a work.

new criticism

noun

1. an approach to literary criticism through close analysis of the text

Derived Forms

• new critical, adjective
• new critic, noun

Other Words From

• new critic New Critic noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of new criticism¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But other aspects of his past, including his past relationships with women, became fodder for new criticism.

From Los Angeles Times

Each day, he posts new criticism of government figures on Facebook.

From BBC

In 2020, Second City faced economic problems as well as new criticism about the company’s lack of diversity and inclusion.

From New York Times

The crisis has also stirred new criticism of the Biden administration's push to open relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which had been widely seen as giving short shrift to the Palestinians' quest for statehood.

From Reuters

The IMF declined comment on the new criticism of the deal.

From Reuters