"Cleanth Brooks (/\u02C8kli\u02D0\u00E6n\u03B8 br\u028Aks/ KLEE-anth BRUUKS; October 16, 1906 \u2013 May 10, 1994) was an influential American literary critic and professor. He is best known for his contributions to New Criticism in the mid-20th century and for revolutionizing the teaching of poetry in American higher education."@en .