Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

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
Up Out of the Darkness: A New History of Monsters
Colin Dickey reviews Leo Braudy’s “Haunted: Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds.”
Colin DickeyDec 11, 2016
- History
- Literary Criticism
Solving Shakespeare’s Sonnets: Elaine Scarry’s “Naming Thy Name”
Who was Shakespeare’s fair youth? Matthew Harrison reviews Elaine Scarry’s “Naming Thy Name: Cross Talk in Shakespeare’s Sonnets.”
Matthew HarrisonDec 9, 2016
- Literary Criticism