Cleanth Brooks
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Cleanth Brooks was an influential American literary critic and scholar best known for shaping and promoting New Criticism through his close readings and theoretical writings on poetry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cleanth Brooks canonical | 4 |
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| instanceOf |
New Criticism theorist
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academic ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Tulane University
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson Lecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Robert Penn Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-10-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-05-10 ⓘ |
| editorOf | The Southern Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer |
Louisiana State University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century literary criticism ⓘ |
| familyName | Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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poetry analysis ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Cleanth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century poetry criticism
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American literary studies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close reading of poetry
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emphasis on the autonomy of the literary text ⓘ theoretical writings on New Criticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cleanth Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Modern Poetry and the Tradition
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The Well Wrought Urn NERFINISHED ⓘ Understanding Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ Understanding Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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literary critic ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Murray, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Murray, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Edith Amy Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
Louisiana State University English Department
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Yale University English Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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