Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Reading Shakespeare in the Anthropocene
Daniel Swift reviews "Literature and Nature in the English Renaissance: An Ecocritical Anthology," a new book by Todd Andrew Borlik.
Daniel SwiftJan 15, 2020
- Literary Criticism
- Politics
Something New: The “LRB” Turns 40
Celebrating four decades of the “London Review of Books.”
Colin MarshallJan 14, 2020
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
The Noise of Our Names: On “Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies”
Lee Konstantinou reviews "Character: Three Inquiries in Literary Studies" by Toril Moi, Rita Felski, and Amanda Anderson.
Lee KonstantinouJan 13, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
Occupying Shakespeare
A new collection on the promises and pitfalls of teaching Shakespeare today.
James ShapiroDec 26, 2019
- Education
- Literary Criticism
Unmaking World Literature
Chris Findeisen reviews Sarah Brouillette’s “UNESCO and the Fate of the Literary.”
Chris FindeisenDec 26, 2019
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
Tradition and Its Discontents
Max Norman reviews "Gilgamesh: The Life of a Poem" by Michael Schmidt and "Reading Old Books" by Peter Mack.
Max NormanDec 19, 2019
- Literary Criticism
Meme Formalism
Michael Dango on Twitter formalists.
Michael DangoDec 18, 2019
- Literary Criticism
The Magical Time-Travel Element: An Interview with Greg Gerke
Hugh Sheehy talks to Greg Gerke about his new essay collection, “See What I See,” and the intersections of life, writing, and cinema.
Hugh SheehyDec 17, 2019
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Remembering Scott Timberg
Los Angeles lost a beloved local writer and his friends remember him.
Alissa Quart, Andy Hermann, Bill Holdship, Charles McNulty, Dana Gioia, Dean Kuipers, Jeff Turrentine, Joe Donnelly, Lynell George, Richard Thompson, Robert George, Stanton Hall, Steve Wasserman, Ted Gioia, Tim Appelo, Tom Zoellner, Tony Ortega, Willis Peter BilderbackDec 16, 2019
Conrad and Coal
The exploitative mining of coal was central to Conrad’s critique of colonial capitalism.
Douglas KammenDec 11, 2019
The Social Limits of Israeli and Palestinian Literature
Danielle Drori reviews “Makers of Worlds, Readers of Signs: Israeli and Palestinian Literature of the Global Contemporary.”
Danielle DroriNov 30, 2019
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
An Exercise in Redemption: On Deirdre Bair’s “Parisian Lives”
In her new memoir, Deirdre Bair defends her biographical research and writing.
Sophie Madeline DessNov 14, 2019