Literary Criticism

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Forms of Cosmopolitanism
The 150th birthday of Greek poet Constantine P. Cavafy has many celebrating, and debating, his legacy.
Karen Van DyckFeb 16, 2014
- Literary Criticism
A Professional Dilettante
Henry Giardina on the biography of Carl Van Vechten, a controversial figure of the early modernist movement.
Henry GiardinaFeb 16, 2014
- Literary Criticism
American Literature and the Composition of Experience
Nicholas GaskillFeb 14, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Say They’re Pretty: On Fictional Characters and Real Life
John RechyFeb 9, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Mourning Tongues: How Auden Was Modified in the Guts of the Living
One of the most extraordinary elegiac conversations of our time.
Nina MartyrisJan 28, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Jane Austen, Feminist Icon
The 200th anniversary of Mansfield Park and the 100th anniversary of the debate about Austen’s feminism.
Devoney LooserJan 20, 2014
- Literary Criticism
Where To?
The novel as event
Cooper Levey-BakerDec 31, 2013
- Literary Criticism
Lasting Impressions: Carol Mavor’s Affective Palette
Certain words are made to be used in titles — “blue” is one of them.
Dylan J. MontanariDec 5, 2013
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
PODCAST #49: Stathis Gourgouris, "Lessons in Secular Criticism"
Arne De BoeverDec 3, 2013
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
Still Loyal to the Sentence
The secret life of sentences
Susan Scarf MerrellNov 25, 2013
- Literary Criticism
In Search of Lost Plots: On Viktor Shklovsky
On recent translations of the Russian formalist's 'Bowstring' and 'Energy of Delusion'
Jonathan FoltzOct 24, 2012
Everything Is Fluid
Houman BarekatAug 4, 2012
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism