Abstract: The early translation research of“New criticism”in China is an inevitable topic in the relationship study between“new criticism”and Chinese literature.Under certain opportunities,Chinese scholars began to translate some “new criticism”,mainly for T.S.Eliot,I.A.Richards’works.Through the introduction to the early translation of “new criticism”,this thesis has reflected upon the Chinese cultural context and the employed translation strategies.

Key words: &ldquo, new criticism&rdquo, early translations, T.S.Eliot, I.A.Richards, cultural context