Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Before the Fourth Wall: Reading “New World Drama”
If the theatrical performances of colonial America looked different than those of our own, did they mean something different, too?
Duncan FahertyJan 16, 2015
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism
The Virtues of Know-Nothing Criticism
Discussions of films, or books, or comics seem to inevitably turn into discussions about accreditation.
Noah BerlatskyDec 31, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Racecraft: Stories of Racial Passing
Racial passing shows that “race” is both socially constructed and, as experienced, extremely meaningful.
Lucy McKeonDec 5, 2014
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
On Excess: Susan Sontag’s Born-Digital Archive
Susan Sontag’s entire digital life is now available to researchers. What should they do with it?
Jacquelyn Ardam, Jeremy SchmidtOct 26, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Lives Between Words: Exploring Latino/a Literature with Daniel Olivas
Daniel Olivas has been interviewing everyone who is anyone in Latino/a Literature.
Carribean FragozaJun 8, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Let Me Remind You
Now that Salinger is gone, people can freely reminisce.
Molly PuldaJun 3, 2014
- Biography & Autobiography
- Literary Criticism
After the Great American Novel
What do English professors do with literature? And what might the next era of literary scholarship look like?
Jordan Alexander SteinMay 1, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Reaching In
Sandra Swinburne reviews Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s essay collection that brims with intimate glimpses.
Sandra SwinburneApr 26, 2014
- Literary Criticism
- Science & Technology
He Worked at the Writer’s Trade
Greg Barnhisel reviews the letters of the literary eminence Malcolm Cowley.
Greg BarnhiselApr 22, 2014
- Literary Criticism
The Young Man and the Sea
The small, lovely, but difficult, ways human beings heal in a world rife with mistakes and misjudgments, wrongdoing and despair.
James Bernard FrostApr 9, 2014
Applied Enlightenment
Honoring the literary life
Drew CalvertMar 14, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Aldous Huxley and Christopher Isherwood: Writing the Script for Gay Liberation
Christopher Isherwood and Aldous Huxley shared a long friendship as well as a belief in the religious philosophy of Vendanta. The writers’ connection is revealed in A Single Man, Isherwood’s groundbreaking novel.
Katherine BucknellFeb 28, 2014
- Literary Criticism