new critical
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a word derived from
new criticism.
new criticismnounan 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.
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It is through these alliances that a new critical pedagogy of resistance is emerging, one rooted in memory, insurgent hope and an unshakable belief in the possibility of a different future.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
Today, some fear there is a new critical threat to the world’s digital infrastructure.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
This doc, available via video on demand on Tuesday, tells their story in new, critical detail.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2024
The widespread booster rollout will move the statewide and nationwide inoculation campaigns into a new, critical phase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Also, we had discussed Heywood Sampson's now rapidly maturing plans for his new critical review.
From The Book of Susan A Novel by Lee Wilson Dodd