Literary Criticism

“The Norman Mailer Syndrome” by Gore Vidal
Gore VidalAug 3, 2012
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
The Sideways Gaze: Roland Barthes’s Travels in China
A unique record of Barthes’s failure to offer a portrait of China.
Dora ZhangJun 23, 2012
- Around the World
- Literary Criticism
The Skeptical Gaze
As any writer knows, our work is infused with ego.
Ander MonsonMar 20, 2012
Doing a D'Agata
The writer and editor, too, are headaches.
Lee GutkindMar 19, 2012
One Ireland, Plus At Least Six Great Britains
As far as most American poetry readers are concerned, “Down Under” might as well be synonymous with “Out of Sight, Out of Mind.”
Brian ReedFeb 22, 2012
- Literary Criticism
Highly Irregular
It quickly became clear that he loved Sherlock Holmes and the entire Holmes canon as much as I did, though for different reasons.
Leslie S. KlingerFeb 16, 2012
- Literary Criticism
- Nonfiction

“The Norman Mailer Syndrome” by Gore Vidal