1. Has anyone written on the literary critic William Empson as a precursor to the New Atheists?
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6. A digression: mid-20th century literary criticism was often theology waged by other means: New Critics, Frye, McLuhan, TS Eliot, CS Lewis
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7. Empson hated what he called the "neo-Christian" mood of 20th century literary criticism, which he saw as a retreat from liberalism.
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@HeerJeet Except liturgy is hardly object of close reading/exegesis. It is a ritual program for sacramental life. Textualism is low church. -
@BrentSirota Well, New Critics thought of professors as being a kind of priestly caste providing exegesis, so high church. - Show replies
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