Neocriticism is a term used to describe a critical approach to literature that emerged in the late twentieth century. It emphasizes the importance of cultural and historical context in interpreting literary works and seeks to understand how they reflect and shape the societies in which they were produced. However, there are other terms that can be used to describe similar critical approaches, including historicism, cultural criticism, and new historicism. These terms all share an interest in contextualizing literary texts within broader historical and cultural phenomena and in using literature to gain insight into the social and political issues of their times.