W. K. Wimsatt
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W. K. Wimsatt was an American literary critic and theorist best known for shaping New Criticism through influential concepts like the "intentional fallacy" and the "affective fallacy."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| W. K. Wimsatt canonical | 2 |
| Wimsatt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. K. Wimsatt Context triple: [New Criticism, keyFigure, W. K. Wimsatt]
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John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the New Criticism movement, known for his influential essays on literary theory and his role in shaping 20th-century literary studies.
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I. A. Richards
I. A. Richards was a pioneering English literary critic and rhetorician whose work helped found the discipline of modern literary theory and practical criticism.
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C.
Meyer Howard Abrams
Meyer Howard Abrams was an influential American literary critic and scholar best known for his work on Romanticism and for editing the Norton Anthology of English Literature.
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D.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Allen Tate
Allen Tate was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the Southern Agrarians, known for his formal verse and influential literary essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: W. K. Wimsatt Target entity description: W. K. Wimsatt was an American literary critic and theorist best known for shaping New Criticism through influential concepts like the "intentional fallacy" and the "affective fallacy."
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A.
John Crowe Ransom
John Crowe Ransom was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the New Criticism movement, known for his influential essays on literary theory and his role in shaping 20th-century literary studies.
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B.
I. A. Richards
I. A. Richards was a pioneering English literary critic and rhetorician whose work helped found the discipline of modern literary theory and practical criticism.
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C.
Meyer Howard Abrams
Meyer Howard Abrams was an influential American literary critic and scholar best known for his work on Romanticism and for editing the Norton Anthology of English Literature.
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D.
W. D. Snodgrass
W. D. Snodgrass was an American poet whose intensely personal, emotionally candid verse helped define and popularize the confessional poetry movement in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Allen Tate
Allen Tate was an American poet, critic, and leading figure of the Southern Agrarians, known for his formal verse and influential literary essays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Criticism theorist
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academic ⓘ human ⓘ literary critic ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | English literature ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1907-11-17 ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Monroe C. Beardsley ⓘ |
| coAuthoredWork |
The Affective Fallacy
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The Intentional Fallacy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1975-12-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Yale University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Wimsatt
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linked to:
W. K. Wimsatt
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| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| fullName |
William Kurtz Wimsatt Jr.
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linked to:
William K. Wimsatt Jr.
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| genre |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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Anglo-American New Criticism ⓘ
linked to:
New Criticism
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| influencedBy |
I. A. Richards
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T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| knownFor |
affective fallacy
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formal analysis of poetry ⓘ intentional fallacy ⓘ theory of literary meaning ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Criticism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Literary Criticism: A Short History
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The Affective Fallacy ⓘ The Intentional Fallacy ⓘ The Verbal Icon ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
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literary theorist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hamden, Connecticut
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linked to:
Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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| positionHeld | professor of English ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| theoreticalConcept |
critique of biographical criticism
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distinction between text and authorial intention ⓘ emphasis on the autonomy of the literary work ⓘ |
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linked to: W. K. Wimsatt