Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Dodging the Censor
A new book about the impact of literary censorship in the long 18th century.
Jake FuchsMar 20, 2020
Institution Building: On Anna Kornbluh’s “The Order of Forms”
Victoria Baena considers "The Order of Forms," a new book by Anna Kornbluh.
Victoria BaenaMar 15, 2020
- Literary Criticism
Rhetorical Questions: On “Long Live Latin” and the Evolution of Style
Will Boast roams through Nicola Gardini’s “Long Live Latin,” translated from the Italian by Todd Portnowitz.
Will BoastMar 10, 2020
Squeezing the Slave Out Drop by Drop: Vivian Gornick’s “Unfinished Business”
Emily LaBarge on the pleasures of reading Vivian Gornick rereading.
Emily LaBargeFeb 19, 2020
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
The Uneasy Afterlife of John Okada
Christopher Lee discusses the legacy of John Okada.
Christopher LeeFeb 10, 2020
- Literary Criticism
On Being Raised by New Critics in a Small Indian Town
What literary studies lost when the New Critics were dethroned.
Sumana RoyFeb 8, 2020
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
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