Which of the following New Critics are correctly paired with their texts?

1. A. J. C. Ransom – 'Criticism, Inc.'
2. B. William Empson – Seven Types of Ambiguity
3. C. Cleanth Brooks and R. P. Warren – Understanding Poetry
4. D. R. P. Blackmur – In Search of the New Criticism
5. E. Allen Tate – The New Apologists for Poetry

1. AA, B and C only
2. BA, B and D only
3. CB, C and E only
4. DB, D and E only

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Correct answer: A. A, B and C only

Explanation

Ransom's 'Criticism, Inc.' (1937), Empson's Seven Types (1930) and Brooks and Warren's textbook Understanding Poetry (1938) are correct. The New Apologists for Poetry (1956) is Murray Krieger's, and In Search of the New Criticism is by Robert Boyers, not Blackmur.