Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

The Literary Redline
Emanuela Kucik reviews Richard Jean So’s data history of racism in American publishing.
Emanuela KucikJun 17, 2021
- Literary Criticism
Of Poets and Critics: A Conversation Between Anahid Nersessian and Michael Robbins
Anahid Nersessian talks with Michael Robbins about what the last year has taught us.
Anahid Nersessian, Michael RobbinsJun 9, 2021
- Literary Criticism
An Antidote to Orthodoxy
J. M. Tyree proposes a Pynchonian band of outsiders and misfits to resist all our current orthodoxies.
Justin St. ClairJun 1, 2021
- Literary Criticism
What Do You Do with a BA in English?
John Lurz reviews the new book by Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé, "A Different Order of Difficulty: Literature After Wittgenstein."Karen Zumhagen-Yekplé
John LurzMay 21, 2021
- Literary Criticism
Ideal Relationships: On Women and Community in Russian Literature
Sharon Cameron on Anne Eakin Moss’s “Only Among Women: Philosophies of Community in the Russian and Soviet Imagination, 1860–1940.”
Sharon CameronMay 15, 2021
- Literary Criticism
Lives of the Critics; or, Et in Arcadia Ego
Rebecca Ariel Porte takes in “Gallery of Clouds” by Rachel Eisendrath.
Rebecca Ariel PorteApr 27, 2021
- Literary Criticism
What’s a Novel Good For?
Andrew Koenig reviews “The Novel and the New Ethics,” the recently published book by Dorothy J. Hale.
Andrew KoenigMar 17, 2021
- Literary Criticism
On Cosmopolitanism and the Love of Literature: Revisiting Harold Bloom Through His Final Books
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado looks back on the work of Harold Bloom.
Ignacio M. Sánchez PradoMar 2, 2021
- Literary Criticism
Summoned to the Stand: On Erica McAlpine’s “The Poet’s Mistake”
Declan Ryan vets “The Poet’s Mistake” by Erica McAlpine.
Declan RyanFeb 24, 2021
- Literary Criticism
- Poetry
Star Vehicle: On Translating Poetry
Polish poet Tomasz Różycki reflects on his craft of translation, in an essay translated by Mira Rosen-thal.
Mira Rosenthal, Tomasz RóżyckiFeb 22, 2021
“No Worst, There Is None”: On Gerard Manley Hopkins
Vona Groarke finds little comfort and much inspiration in one of Gerard Manley Hopkins’s “Terrible Sonnets.”
Vona GroarkeFeb 14, 2021
Manifestations of Higher Meaning: On Dana Gioia’s “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop”
Peggy Ellsberg praises the clarity, reverence, and affection of “The Catholic Writer Today” and “Studying with Miss Bishop” by Dana Gioia.
Peggy EllsbergFeb 7, 2021