Literary Criticism

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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
An Interview with Ilan Stavans
Marziyeh Kameli talks to Ilan Stavans.
Marziyeh KameliJan 10, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Strange Weather: Fiction and Climate Change
Min Hyoung Song reviews Amitav Ghosh’s “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.”
Min Hyoung SongJan 1, 2017
The Becoming-Literature of the World: Pheng Cheah’s Case for World Literature
Shir Alon examines the concept of world literature put forward in “What Is a World?” by Pheng Cheah.
Shir AlonDec 19, 2016
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
“King Lear” at the Stationers, Again: A Response to Brian Vickers
Holger S. Syme on Brian Vickers on Holger S. Syme on Brian Vickers.
Holger S. SymeDec 18, 2016
- Literary Criticism
Dispatches from a Cambodian Literary Festival
Cambodian literary culture is alive and well, and sometimes visits Cambodia.
Tillman MillerDec 17, 2016
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
Affective Exchange: Amy Hungerford’s “Making Literature Now”
Louise Hill answers whether "Making Literature Now" is worth your time.
Louise HillDec 14, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism