Unit2: 25.8.23

Who co-founded the New Criticism movement and emphasized the importance of close reading and formal analysis in literary interpretation?

• Cleanth Brooks

• Harold Bloom

• T.S. Eliot

• Jacques Derrida

Which literary critic coined the term "anxiety of influence" to describe how later poets struggle with the influence of their predecessors?

• Cleanth Brooks

• Harold Bloom

• Northrop Frye

• Roland Barthes

Cleanth Brooks was known for his focus on:

• Postcolonial literature

• Historical context in literature

• Biographical analysis of authors

• Close textual analysis and formalist approach

Harold Bloom's concept of the "strong poet" referred to:

• Poets who used simple language to convey complex ideas

• Poets who were physically strong and athletic

• Poets who were highly influential and original in their work

• Poets who focused on political themes in their writing

Which of the following works is associated with Cleanth Brooks?

• The Anxiety of Influence

• "The Well Wrought Urn"

• The Western Canon

• "The Waste Land"