W. K. Wimsatt
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W. K. Wimsatt was an American literary critic and theorist best known for shaping New Criticism through influential concepts like the "intentional fallacy" and the "affective fallacy."
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| W. K. Wimsatt canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
New Criticism theorist
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | English literature ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-11-17 ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Monroe C. Beardsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthoredWork |
The Affective Fallacy
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The Intentional Fallacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-12-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Wimsatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| fullName | William Kurtz Wimsatt Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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Anglo-American New Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
I. A. Richards
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T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affective fallacy
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formal analysis of poetry ⓘ intentional fallacy ⓘ theory of literary meaning ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Literary Criticism: A Short History
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The Affective Fallacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Intentional Fallacy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Verbal Icon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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literary theorist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hamden, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of English ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Yale University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalConcept |
critique of biographical criticism
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distinction between text and authorial intention ⓘ emphasis on the autonomy of the literary work ⓘ |
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