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What term did the New Critics of the 1920s coin to describe criticism that neglected the imaginative genesis of literature?
- A Biographical fallacy
- B Literary fallacy
- C Critical fallacy
- D Analytical fallacy
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The New Critics of the 1920s introduced the term “biographical fallacy” to critique the tendency of some critics to overlook the imaginative genesis of literature. They argued that an excessive focus on the author’s life could lead to a neglect of the inherent artistic value and independent significance of the literary work itself.
