Research On The Poetry Theory Of New Criticism

By "close reading" theory original, half of the 20th century's most important literary genre in Europe and America, "New Criticism" Poetic Theory and history of academic exchange with China,have been descriptive analysis and system summary.There is no perfect theory.As a general universal laws of literature, New Criticism has its own shortcomings, but in the field of poetry, still no one goes beyond the "New Criticism" by. Therefore, this is not a general study of literary theory, but in the "New Criticism" The most important contribution - with a focus on poetic theory. This paper examines the "new criticism" of the humanist tradition and the value of their poetry on the proposed New Criticism is a form of analysis of both micro and traditional theory of human caring poetry."New Criticism" is a closely integrated with the development of the theory of poetry movement, which together with modern poetry, Together they completed the British and American poetry and poetics of the modern transformation,and laid the 20th century, the foundation of Western poetics.In the perspective of the history development of western literary criticism, the "New Criticism" had inherited the value of modern Humanism which defended Literature Poetry is a literary aesthetic characteristics of both poetry and human caring theory. In the practical criticism perspective, the new poetry criticism concerned the performance of complex forms of human experience, that the United States resulting from the heterogeneous composition of complex symbiosis, forming a more complete analysis on the text of the theory of forms, how to "read "and provides an example of understanding of poetry.The innovation lies in this: At present, on the "New Criticism" mainly synchronic research-based, we choose the diachronic view that the British and American poetry and the perspective of the Western literary criticism, led to British and American poetry and its transformation process of modern poetry, research the "new criticism" of the development, practice and theory of criticism. Meanwhile, considering the "New Criticism" of the macro-theoretical analysis of the situation,this article takes on the microscopic analysis on every the "New Criticism" scholars discussed, respectively, down to earth, as comprehensively as possible, "close—reading" in English literature, and strive to further the "New Criticism" to its original feature, and one of the important issues involved and reasonable explanation for criticism and evaluation.Most of New Criticism theory of poetry, not from the concept to the interpretation of the concept, but were reflected in their critical practice, scholars will closely integrate theory and practice, with strong practicality.Therefore, this concern is the "New Criticism" in poetry analysis how to construct ideas and criticism of his poetry, as well as how these concepts and methods of self-shaping, how to distinguish between self and how each shape in the building.After the New Criticism had completed its historic mission, we will sort out and discrimination on some controversial theories and terminology.At the same time,we are also concerned about the history of Western literary criticism made of other concepts and methods which reaction and adjustment, and their reactions and adjustments of the 20th century the meaning of Western poetics as the "New Criticism" to join.As most theories of New Criticism had come from their practice,this article analysis of New Criticism in a number of theoretical terms, does not take way from concept to concept, but from their detailed analysis of works of poetry.Produced by combining the theoretical context of the term the "New Criticism" theory of some controversial terms such as: ambiguity, paradox, irony, imagery, metaphor and symbolism, has combed and discrimination.Main points are as follows:Introduction:Discusses the value of this research,research methods and research status.About Structural arrangements, the article is not a "history of ideas" type of description of methods - that is, trends, genres, theoretical issues as the key link of the macro study, but the context of the individual characters of the microscopic theory.Chapter 1:"New Criticism" Origin: American Modern Poetry"New Criticism" produced in Modern Poetry was the result, not from the theory of love, but to introduce a new type of poetry a new style of poetry.Eliot, who appeared to be in the re-examine the artistic achievements of Metaphysical Poetry, English poetry was intended for the introduction of metaphysical poetry, the ultimate purpose is to promote a full of imagery and metaphor, full of "order" of modern poetry.Chapter 2:T.S.Eloit:Theory on the Creation of PoetryEliot presented a completely different artistic expression from the mechanical mimetic Theory of and subjective creation.In the non-individualized based on the theory, he further put forwarded the "objective correlative" theory, which is the objective of poetry of the subject into the object and the experience expressed by metaphor.Chapter 3:I.A. Richards: Poetry of inclusion and Context TheoryRichards's Value of poetry was criticized by other "new criticism" critical theorists, for which based on psychology.But from a psychological point of view of the imagination, Richards's , inspired New Critic greatly.Chapter 4:William Empson: Semantic Analysis of PoetryEmpson known for the analysis of multi-meaning of poetry .And he first used the "key words" analysis, showing that more than read the law for short poems, drama can also be used for a long analysis. This chapter from Empson's criticism on Practice, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the theory.Chapter 5:J.C.Ransom: Poetry OntologyRansom was a key figure in the past and the New Criticism, New Criticism established for the poetry of "ontology" of the theoretical foundation, that thoery of "structure - textur",which theoretical content is the focus of this chapter.Chapter 6:Alan Tate: Tension TheoryAlan Tate inherited the Ransom's study on "intension" and "extension" ,and accepted the view "mechanism of sensibility" from Eliot,which was integrated into Tension Theory.Tate also agreeded view of Eliot's literary tradition, concerned value judgments poetry, literary criticism in mind the role of human health have high hopes.Chapter 7:C. Brooks: Image,Symbol,MetaphorCleaths Brooks and Robert Pan Warren is the backbone of New Criticism, they known for being good at analysis of poetry. This chapter focuses on analysis poetry analysis methods used in their "understanding poetry", and with A.Warren's view, discuss their analysis on the "image, symbol and metaphor",makes Sortings and discriminations on the controversial "Irony" and "paradox" of Brooks.Chapter8:R.P.Warren and W.K.Wimsatt:Organic Poetic ViewR.P.Warren's Impure Poetry view, W.K.Wimsatt's "concrete universal", and part of Brooks's theories, constituted of the Organic Poetic View of New Criticism. Wimsatt's "intention fallacy" and "feel fallacy" played an important role in the clearing the flood of "non-literary" critic out, he was also the closest to the dialectics of New Critic scholars, and proposed "concrete universal".Conclusion:Clarify ideas, to make a systematic summary of New Criticism.Appendix: Translation of the New Criticism and Reception in ChinaFrom the process of acceptance of "New Criticism" in China, analysis of their theoretical perspectives and critical methods to explain its theory accepted applications by the Chinese scholars for domestic reference for professionals.