欧文·浩(Iriving Howe)在五十年代后期的一篇文章里说,“美国文学批评在安静的时期里下降了。十年前文学界人士常会激励自己提出关于新批评的论证,现在这种争论的热情已经在退落了。”欧文·浩也注意到文学批评曾经吸引了许多激情的热心家,并且认为这是因为,在一个信仰破灭, In an article written in the late fifties, Iriving Howe said, “American literary criticism declined during a quiet period, and ten years ago literary individuals often motivated themselves to argue with new criticisms, Argument’s enthusiasm is already receding. ”Owen Ho also noticed that literary criticism had attracted many enthusiastic passionate families and thought it was because, after a burst of faith,