英美新批评派崛起于重新确立文学经典的重写文学史行动。T.S.艾略特倡导以17世纪玄学派为代表的新型诗歌样式,其目标是推翻19世纪以来简单直白的浪漫主义诗歌。克林斯·布鲁克斯撰写《现代诗与传统》,其用意与艾略特并无二致。与所有文学思潮的兴起一样,新批评派重写文学史是为了替新的文学样式扫清障碍。 The emergence of new critics in Britain and the United States rose from the rewriting of literary history to rewrite the literary history. T.S. Eliot advocates a new style of poetry represented by the metaphysical school of the 17th century with the goal of overthrowing the straightforward romantic poetry of the 19th century. The intent of Clins Brooks to write “Modern Poetry and Tradition” is no different from that of Eliot. Like all literary trends, the new critics rewrite the history of literature in order to clear the way for new literary styles.