Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Totalitarianism, At Home and Abroad: Vaughn Rasberry’s “Race and the Totalitarian Century”
Andrew Lanham reviews Vaughn Rasberry’s “Race and the Totalitarian Century.”
Andrew LanhamMar 26, 2017
- History
- Literary Criticism
In Memoriam: Mark Fisher
Mark Fisher's fans, friends, and colleagues remember the author of "Capitalist Realism" and "The Weird and the Eerie."
Carl Freedman, Dan Hassler-Forest, Ellie Mae O’Hagan, Jeremy Gilbert, Roger LuckhurstMar 11, 2017
The Loneliness of the Gay Aesthete: Alan Hollinghurst and Queer Theory
Charlie Tyson on "Alan Hollinghurst: Writing Under the Influence," the new collection edited by Denis Flannery and Michèle Mendelssohn.
Charlie TysonMar 9, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Literary Criticism
Masochism’s Gem-Like Flames
What did the Victorian era's aesthetic and psychosexual preoccupations produce? Len Gutkin on Claire Jarvis's "Exquisite Masochism."
Len GutkinMar 5, 2017
- Literary Criticism
Acknowledgment Is Not Enough: Coming to Terms With Lovecraft’s Horrors
Can we still enjoy Lovecraft? Alison Sperling on "The Age of Lovecraft."
Alison SperlingMar 4, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- SF
For When Nothing Happens: Peter Orner on Stories
Shaun Miller on Peter Orner's "Am I Alone Here?"
Shaun MillerFeb 17, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
The Deeply Unserious, Important Work of Amit Chaudhuri
Sumana Roy on the joy and influence of Amit Chaudhuri's work.
Sumana RoyFeb 16, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
A Florilegium for Angus Fletcher
Literary critic Angus Fletcher died on November 28, 2016. His friends, contemporaries, and former students remember him.
Dorion Sagan, Eric Wilson, Harold Bloom, Joan Richardson, K. J. Knoespel, Kenneth Gross, Lindsay Waters, Michael Wood, Mitchell Meltzer, Paul Auster, Stanley Fish, Susan Stewart, V. N. Alexander, Victoria NelsonFeb 12, 2017
- Literary Criticism
We Other Kakanians: Literature in the Aftermath of Empire
Adrian Daub reviews Marjorie Perloff’s “Edge of Irony: Modernism in the Shadow of the Habsburg Empire.”
Adrian DaubJan 29, 2017
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
Goodbye, Eastern Europe!
Jacob Mikanowski shares a few lessons about a vanishing Eastern Europe.
Jacob MikanowskiJan 27, 2017
A Nobel Tradition: Rabindranath Tagore — the First Songwriter to Win the Prize
Caroline Eden appreciates the work of Rabindranath Tagore, a songwriter who won the Nobel Prize decades before Bob Dylan was born.
Caroline EdenJan 25, 2017
Scenes of Terror, Deluge, and Sudden Death: A Life of Thomas De Quincey
Henrik Bering appreciates “Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey” by Frances Wilson.
Henrik BeringJan 18, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Literary Criticism