Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

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  Rapt Rereadings

  Viv Groskop’s new book is a passionate love letter to the classics of French literature.

  Bob BlaisdellAug 14, 2020

  • Around the World

  • Literary Criticism

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Gimme More: On Sianne Ngai’s “Theory of the Gimmick”

  Andrew Koenig reviews "Theory of the Gimmick," the new book from Sianne Ngai.

  Andrew KoenigAug 10, 2020

  • Cultural Studies

  • Literary Criticism

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  Believing in Literature

  Tomas Weber reviews Victoria Kahn’s “The Trouble with Literature.”

  Tomas WeberAug 3, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

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  Showdown at the Translation Saloon: On Lawrence Venuti’s “Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic”

  Jan Steyn takes on “Contra Instrumentalism: A Translation Polemic” by Lawrence Venuti.

  Jan SteynAug 2, 2020

  • Cultural Studies

  • Literary Criticism

  • Nonfiction

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  On Dennis Cooper and Becoming-Nothing

  Jonathan Alexander reviews "Wrong," the new biography of Dennis Cooper by Diarmuid Hester.

  Jonathan AlexanderJul 29, 2020

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Literary Criticism

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  In Search of Shakespeare’s Mind

  Daniel Blank ponders "How to Think Like Shakespeare," the new book from Scott Newstok.

  Daniel BlankJul 28, 2020

  • Education

  • History

  • Literary Criticism

• World Without End

  Is the modernist novel obsolete in our disaster-haunted global era?

  Anjum HasanJul 10, 2020

  • Around the World

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  Undisciplining Victorian Studies

  "What we ultimately wish to fight for is the freedom of scholars of color to work on any object, topic, and methodology they choose."

  Alicia Mireles Christoff, Amy R. Wong, Ronjaunee ChatterjeeJul 10, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

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  Teaching Shakespeare Under Quarantine

  Can we change the plot arc of the profit-driven, capitalistic university?

  Andrea CrowJun 27, 2020

  • Education

  • Literary Criticism

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  Time and Agency: Alternate History Fictions

  Keren Omry reviews “Sideways in Time: Critical Essays on Alternate History Fiction.”

  Keren OmryJun 13, 2020

  • Around the World

  • Literary Criticism

  • SF

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  Unpacking Wharton’s Library

  Robert Minto reviews Sheila Liming’s “What a Library Means to a Woman: Edith Wharton and the Will to Collect Books.”

  Robert MintoJun 8, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

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  The Fun of Serious Noticing: On James Wood’s Latest Collection

  Angela M Giles reviews "Serious Noticing: Selected Essays, 1997–2019" by James Wood.

  Angela M GilesJun 5, 2020

  • Literary Criticism

  • Memoir & Essay