The Verbal Icon
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The Verbal Icon is a foundational work of literary theory by W.K. Wimsatt that articulates core principles of New Criticism, emphasizing close reading and the autonomy of the literary text.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Verbal Icon canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of literary theory ⓘ |
| advocates | objective criticism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
affective fallacy
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intentional fallacy ⓘ |
| author |
W. K. Wimsatt
NERFINISHED
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William K. Wimsatt Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | canon of New Critical texts ⓘ |
| concerns |
methods of literary interpretation
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standards of critical evaluation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
biographical criticism
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impressionistic criticism ⓘ |
| deemphasizes |
emotional responses of the reader
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historical context in interpretation ⓘ psychological motives of the author ⓘ |
| emphasizes | autonomy of the literary text ⓘ |
| focusesOn | close reading ⓘ |
| form | essay collection ⓘ |
| genre | critical essays ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century Anglo-American literary criticism
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pedagogy of close reading ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
distinction between text and authorial intention
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norms of critical interpretation ⓘ text as self-contained aesthetic object ⓘ verbal icon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
author-centered approaches
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reader-centered approaches ⓘ |
| period | mid-20th century literary theory ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn | internal evidence of the text ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of modern literary theory
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foundational work of New Criticism ⓘ |
| subject |
criticism
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literary theory ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
formalism
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textualism ⓘ |
| usedIn | university literature curricula ⓘ |
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