Identify the correct pairs:
(A) J.C Ransom - Criticism, Inc.
(B) William Empson - Seven Types of Ambiguity
(C) Brooks and R. P. Warren - Understanding Poetry
(D) R. P. Blackmur - In Search of the New Criticism
(E) Allen Tate - The New Apologists for Poetry
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is A

The seminal manifestos of the New Criticism was proclaimed by John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974), who published a series of essays entitled The New Criticism (1941) and an influential essay, “Criticism, Inc.,” published in The World's Body (1938).

Seven Types of Ambiguity is a work of literary criticism by William Empson which was first published in 1930. It was one of the most influential critical works of the 20th century and was a key foundation work in the formation of the New Criticism school.

Understanding Poetry was an American college textbook and poetry anthology by Cleanth Brooks and Robert Penn Warren, first published in 1938. The book influenced New Criticism and went through its fourth edition in 1976.

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William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930): A groundbreaking study in stylistic ambiguity and poetic interpretation.

Brooks and Warren's Understanding Poetry (1938): A pivotal text in teaching poetry analysis through New Criticism.

Allen Tate A major figure in the Southern Agrarians and an influential New Critic.

J. C. Ransom: Known for his essay Criticism, Inc advocating for a scientific approach to literary studies.