Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

A Threshold Is an Opening
Frances McDonald and Whitney Trettien on their new digital journal, "thresholds."
Frances McDonald, Whitney TrettienNov 27, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
Paradoxes of Incarnation: Medieval Allegory Revisited
In defense of allegory.
John FarrellNov 26, 2017
- Literary Criticism
Computation de Texte
James Edward Draney on Dennis Tenen's "Plain Text: The Poetics of Computation."
James Edward DraneyNov 25, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Science & Technology
Out of the Quagmire of Words: Ordinary Language Philosophy and Literary Study
V. Joshua Adams considers Toril Moi's "Revolution of the Ordinary: Literary Studies after Wittgenstein, Austin, and Cavell."
V. Joshua AdamsNov 22, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
“I Don’t Want To Grow Up”: On Oliver Ready’s “Persisting in Folly: Russian Writers in Search of Wisdom, 1963–2013”
Josh Billings finds good sense in Oliver Ready’s “Persisting in Folly: Russian Writers in Search of Wisdom, 1963–2013.”
Josh BillingsNov 17, 2017
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
The Ironies of Style
Matthew Hunter reviews Jeff Dolven’s “Senses of Style: Poetry before Interpretation.”
Matthew HunterNov 9, 2017
Through a Verse Darkly: On Kevin Hart’s “Poetry and Revelation”
One surefire way to ruin a poem is to let a philosopher interpret it. Happily, however, Kevin Hart the philosopher-poet is an exception.
Christopher WatkinNov 8, 2017
Nightmare Consumption: On Dina Khapaeva’s “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture”
Melvin Konner explores “The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture” by Dina Khapaeva.
Melvin KonnerOct 31, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
The Surreal Sources of “Lolita”: Nabokov and Dalí
Delia Ungureanu uncovers the hidden surrealist subtext of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.”
Delia UngureanuOct 30, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
Hail Wedded Love
Andrew Cutrofello reviews Paul A. Kottman's "Love As Human Freedom."
Andrew CutrofelloOct 27, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
Sing, Muse: Three New Books on Literature and Pop Music
Three books on the links between poetry and pop music.
Franz NicolayOct 22, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Music
After Strange Gods: Modernist Blasphemy Revisited
A new study of blasphemy in modernist literature.
Imogen WoodberryOct 5, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Religion