Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

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  Fact-Checking Mark Twain

  Are the journalism and the tall tales by Mark Twain one and the same?

  Cara BaylesFeb 20, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  Literature and Close Reading: An Interview with Andreas Huyssen

  In "Miniature Metropolis: Literature in an Age of Photography and Film," Huyssen returns to two of the things he loves most: literature and close reading.

  Eric BulsonFeb 19, 2016

  • Literary Criticism

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  Reading Madame Bovary in the Provinces

  "Madame Bovary" — a text that, together with Camembert, Côtes du Rhône, and French kissing, may stand as one of France's most enduring cultural exports.

  Birger VanwesenbeeckFeb 14, 2016

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  Reconsidering Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric. A Symposium, Part II

  A symposium on Claudia Rankine's "Citizen: An American Lyric."

  Catherine Zuromskis, Daniel Worden, Kenneth W. Warren, Lisa UddinJan 7, 2016

  • Literary Criticism

  • Poetry

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  Reconsidering Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric. A Symposium, Part I

  A symposium on Claudia Rankine's "Citizen: An American Lyric."

  Daniel Worden, Evie Shockley, Maria A. Windell, Roderick A. FergusonJan 6, 2016

  • Literary Criticism

  • Poetry

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  History’s Dick Jokes: On Melville and Hawthorne

  The issue, then, is whether serious scholars writing about famous authors — Melville and Hawthorne — can reasonably deign to take dick jokes as evidence.

  Jordan Alexander SteinDec 15, 2015

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Literary Criticism

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  Embodied Narratives: The Intersection of Fashion and Literature

  An interview with Yahdon Israel, the creator of the #literaryswag movement.

  Sarah BlackwoodDec 4, 2015

  • Literary Criticism

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  Throw Away Your Mind

  Colin Dayan writes about detachment in academic writing, writers on the edge, and Malcolm Lowry’s "Under the Volcano."

  Colin DayanNov 16, 2015

  • Literary Criticism

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  What’s Love Got to Do With It?: Love and Theft in the 21st Century

  "Buried not very far under the critique of racial theft is a privileging of African-American expressive culture as a resource in and of itself."

  Jonathan FreedmanNov 1, 2015

  • Literary Criticism

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  “What Next?”

  Ira Sukrungruang reviews Tom Sperlinger's "Romeo and Juliet in Palestine: Teaching Under Occupation."

  Ira SukrungruangOct 29, 2015

  • Around the World

  • Literary Criticism

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  An Ethical Relationship with Place

  A review of Karen Babine's reflections on ethical relationships with place

  Renée E. D’AoustOct 24, 2015

  • Literary Criticism

  • Politics

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  Writing Against Complacency

  The Dead Ladies Project: Exiles, Expats, and Ex-Countries

  Mattilda Bernstein SycamoreOct 15, 2015

  • Literary Criticism