New Criticism advocates:
AClose reading of the text
BAuthorial biography
CReader's free response
DMarxist history
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Close reading of the text
1. New Criticism (Brooks, Warren) focuses on the text alone.
2. It propounds the 'intentional fallacy.'
3. It also rejects the 'affective fallacy.'
_Source: Coverage brief — BA English Literature syllabus areas — "Literary Theory — ... New Criticism"_
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