R. P. Blackmur
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R. P. Blackmur was an influential American literary critic and theorist whose dense, analytical essays helped shape the methods and concerns of New Criticism in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R. P. Blackmur canonical | 2 |
| Richard P. Blackmur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: R. P. Blackmur Context triple: [New Criticism, keyFigure, R. P. Blackmur]
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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.
Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting was a British modernist poet best known for his long poem "Briggflatts" and his association with the Objectivist movement.
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C.
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.
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D.
Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks was an influential American literary critic and scholar best known for shaping and promoting New Criticism through his close readings and theoretical writings on poetry.
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E.
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell was an American poet, critic, and novelist known for his war-themed poetry and influential literary criticism in the mid-20th century.
- 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: R. P. Blackmur Target entity description: R. P. Blackmur was an influential American literary critic and theorist whose dense, analytical essays helped shape the methods and concerns of New Criticism in the mid-20th century.
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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.
Basil Bunting
Basil Bunting was a British modernist poet best known for his long poem "Briggflatts" and his association with the Objectivist movement.
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C.
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.
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D.
Cleanth Brooks
Cleanth Brooks was an influential American literary critic and scholar best known for shaping and promoting New Criticism through his close readings and theoretical writings on poetry.
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E.
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell was an American poet, critic, and novelist known for his war-themed poetry and influential literary criticism in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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literary critic ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | English literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American New Criticism
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linked to:
New Criticism
Princeton school of criticism ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of close reading as a critical method ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-02-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literary criticism
ⓘ
literary theory ⓘ |
| fullName |
Richard P. Blackmur
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linked to:
R. P. Blackmur
|
| genre |
essay
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Critical methods of close reading
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later American literary theorists ⓘ mid-20th-century American literary criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry James
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T. S. Eliot ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | New Criticism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | dense analytical essays on literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Form and Value in Modern Poetry
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Language as Gesture ⓘ The Double Agent ⓘ The Lion and the Honeycomb ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
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linked to:
Springfield, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America
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linked to:
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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| positionHeld | Professor of English at Princeton University ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| taught |
creative writing
ⓘ
modern poetry ⓘ |
| writingStyle | dense and analytical ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
modernist poetry
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symbolist poetry ⓘ the relation between form and value in literature ⓘ |
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Subject: R. P. Blackmur Description of subject: R. P. Blackmur was an influential American literary critic and theorist whose dense, analytical essays helped shape the methods and concerns of New Criticism in the mid-20th century.
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linked to: R. P. Blackmur