Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

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
Serial Reader
Which books does Wendy Lesser love best? J.C. Hallman finds out ...
J. C. HallmanFeb 27, 2014
- Literary Criticism
- Literary Fiction
All Too Human: On Kurt Vonnegut’s Legacy
Tally proposes many specific interpretations of Vonnegut's novels, though his ultimate motive is to lay the broad foundation for ongoing critical studies of Vonnegut.
Matthew Gannon, Wilson TaylorFeb 27, 2014
- Literary Criticism