New Humanism

English Proper noun New Humanism A theory of literary criticism developed in the United States around 1900 by Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More, opposing Romanticism and emphasizing the moral and spiritual content of literary masterpieces. en New Criticism en 2021 Anthony B. Pinn The Oxford Handbook of Humanism Oxford University Press 9780190921569 303 https://books.google.com/books?id=a3U-EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA303&dq=%22new+humanism%22+babbitt&hl=&cd=16&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22new%20humanism%22%20babbitt&f=false Similarly, early twentieth-century US-American New Humanism—led by Irving Babbitt and Paul Elmer More—berates American culture and education. New Humanisms basis are the literary and social theories of English poet and critic Matthew Arnold, who seeks to evoke the moral quality of past civilizations, “the best that has been thought and said,” in an age of materialism, industrialization, and relativism. See also en neohumanism Further reading new humanism (literature) en Literature