SettingsBritish literary critics
Allardyce Nicoll
John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll (28 June 1894 – 17 April 1976) was an English literary scholar and teacher.
John Ramsay Allardyce Nicoll (28 June 1894 – 17 April 1976) was an English literary scholar and teacher.
Andor Harvey Gomme
Andor Harvey Gomme (7 May 1930 – 19 September 2008) was a British scholar of English literature and architectural history.
Andor Harvey Gomme (7 May 1930 – 19 September 2008) was a British scholar of English literature and architectural history.
Andrea Brady
Andrea Brady is an American poet and lecturer at Queen Mary, at the University of London.
Andrea Brady is an American poet and lecturer at Queen Mary, at the University of London.
Andrew Gurr
Andrew John Gurr is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre.
Andrew John Gurr is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre.
Andrew M. Butler
Andrew M. Butler is a British academic who teaches film, media and cultural studies at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Andrew M. Butler is a British academic who teaches film, media and cultural studies at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Anthony Hartley
Anthony Hartley (1925-2000) was a writer and critic.
Anthony Hartley (1925-2000) was a writer and critic.
Arthur Quiller-Couch
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a British writer, who published under the pen name of Q.
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a British writer, who published under the pen name of Q.
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay the...
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay the...
Christine Brooke-Rose
Christine Frances Evelyn Brooke-Rose is a British writer and literary critic, known principally for her later, experimental novels.
Christine Frances Evelyn Brooke-Rose is a British writer and literary critic, known principally for her later, experimental novels.
Christopher Norris (critic)
Christopher Charles Norris (born 6 November 1947) is a British philosopher and literary critic.
Christopher Charles Norris (born 6 November 1947) is a British philosopher and literary critic.
Colin Mills
Colin Mills (born January 6, 1951) is a British educationalist and writer on children's literature, literacy.
Colin Mills (born January 6, 1951) is a British educationalist and writer on children's literature, literacy.
Cyril Connolly
Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer.
Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer.
David Cook (literary critic)
David Cook (1929 - 30 March 2003) was a British academic, literary critic and anthologist.
David Cook (1929 - 30 March 2003) was a British academic, literary critic and anthologist.
David Miller (poet)
David Miller (born Melbourne, Australia, 1950) is a writer, poet, literary critic, and editor.
David Miller (born Melbourne, Australia, 1950) is a writer, poet, literary critic, and editor.
David Musselwhite
David Musselwhite (3 December 1940 – 23 February 2010) was a British literary critic and academic.
David Musselwhite (3 December 1940 – 23 February 2010) was a British literary critic and academic.
David Sweetman
David Sweetman (born Dilston, Northumberland 16 March 1943; died London 7 April 2002) was a British writer, critic, teacher and broadcaster.
David Sweetman (born Dilston, Northumberland 16 March 1943; died London 7 April 2002) was a British writer, critic, teacher and broadcaster.
Edith Birkhead
Edith Birkhead was a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool.
Edith Birkhead was a lecturer in English Literature at the University of Bristol and a Noble Fellow at the University of Liverpool.
Edward Garnett
Edward Garnett was an English writer, critic and a significant and personally generous literary editor, who was instrumental in getting D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers published.
Edward Garnett was an English writer, critic and a significant and personally generous literary editor, who was instrumental in getting D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers published.
Edward James (historian)
Edward James is Professor of Medieval History at University College, Dublin.
Edward James is Professor of Medieval History at University College, Dublin.
Edward Maunde Thompson
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, GCB was a British palaeographer and Principal Librarian and first Director of the British Museum.
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, GCB was a British palaeographer and Principal Librarian and first Director of the British Museum.
Eithne Farry
Eithne Farry is the former literary editor of ELLE, she is the author of "Yeah, I Made it Myself" subtitled "DIY fashion for the not very domestic goddess".
Eithne Farry is the former literary editor of ELLE, she is the author of "Yeah, I Made it Myself" subtitled "DIY fashion for the not very domestic goddess".
Elizabeth Moody
Elizabeth Moody (1737 Kingston upon Thames - 1814) was a British poet, and literary critic.
Elizabeth Moody (1737 Kingston upon Thames - 1814) was a British poet, and literary critic.
Elleke Boehmer
Elleke Boehmer (b. 1961) is an academic and writer, born in South Africa.
Elleke Boehmer (b. 1961) is an academic and writer, born in South Africa.
Eric Robertson (literary critic)
Eric Robertson is Professor of Modern French Literary and Visual Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London.
Eric Robertson is Professor of Modern French Literary and Visual Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London.
F. E. Halliday
Frank Ernest Halliday (10 February 1903 – 26 March 1982) was a twentieth-century English academic and author.
Frank Ernest Halliday (10 February 1903 – 26 March 1982) was a twentieth-century English academic and author.
Francis James Wylie
Sir Francis James Wylie (October 18, 1865 – October 29, 1952) was a British university academic and administrator.
Sir Francis James Wylie (October 18, 1865 – October 29, 1952) was a British university academic and administrator.
Frank Kermode
Sir John Frank Kermode was a British literary critic known for his work The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction, published in 1967.
Sir John Frank Kermode was a British literary critic known for his work The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction, published in 1967.
Geoffrey Bennington
Geoffrey Bennington is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of French and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emory University, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, as well ...
Geoffrey Bennington is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of French and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emory University, Professor of Philosophy at European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, as well ...
Gerald Martin
Gerald Martin is a prolific critic of Latin American fiction.
Gerald Martin is a prolific critic of Latin American fiction.
Gerald Moore (scholar)
Gerald Moore (born 1924) is an independent scholar living in Udine, Italy.
Gerald Moore (born 1924) is an independent scholar living in Udine, Italy.
Gillian Beer
Dame Gillian Beer, DBE is a British literary critic.
Dame Gillian Beer, DBE is a British literary critic.
Ian Robinson (author)
Ian Robinson (born 1944) is a British literary critic and English professor.
Ian Robinson (born 1944) is a British literary critic and English professor.
Jean Franco
Jean Franco is a British-born academic and literary critic known for her pioneering work on Latin American literature.
Jean Franco is a British-born academic and literary critic known for her pioneering work on Latin American literature.
Jeremy Hooker
Jeremy Hooker (born 1941 in Warsash, near Southampton, Hampshire ) is an English poet, critic, teacher, and broadcaster.
Jeremy Hooker (born 1941 in Warsash, near Southampton, Hampshire ) is an English poet, critic, teacher, and broadcaster.
Jeremy Treglown
Jeremy Treglown is a British author and literary critic, who has written biographies of Roald Dahl, Henry Green and V.S. Pritchett.
Jeremy Treglown is a British author and literary critic, who has written biographies of Roald Dahl, Henry Green and V.S. Pritchett.
John Atkins (writer)
John Alfred Atkins (26 May, 1916 – 31 March, 2009) was a prolific British writer, playwright, poet and novelist.
John Alfred Atkins (26 May, 1916 – 31 March, 2009) was a prolific British writer, playwright, poet and novelist.
John Beer
John Bernard Beer, FBA is a British literary critic.
John Bernard Beer, FBA is a British literary critic.
John Carey (critic)
John Carey (born 5 April 1934) is a British literary critic, and emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford.
John Carey (born 5 April 1934) is a British literary critic, and emeritus Merton Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford.
John Ferrar Holms
John Ferrar Holms was a British literary critic born in India to a British civil servant and an Irish mother.
John Ferrar Holms was a British literary critic born in India to a British civil servant and an Irish mother.
Julia Eccleshare
Julia Eccleshare (born 1951) is a leading British journalist and writer on the subject of children's books.
Julia Eccleshare (born 1951) is a leading British journalist and writer on the subject of children's books.
Keidrych Rhys
William Ronald Rhys Jones, who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet.
William Ronald Rhys Jones, who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet.
Keston Sutherland
Keston Sutherland (born 1976) is a British poet and Reader in English at the University of Sussex.
Keston Sutherland (born 1976) is a British poet and Reader in English at the University of Sussex.
Lizbeth Goodman
Prof. Lizbeth Goodman is the Chair of Creative Technology Innovation and founder director of the SMARTlab Digital Media Institute and the MAGIC Multimedia & Games Innovation Centre at the Univer...
Prof. Lizbeth Goodman is the Chair of Creative Technology Innovation and founder director of the SMARTlab Digital Media Institute and the MAGIC Multimedia & Games Innovation Centre at the Univer...
Lord David Cecil
Edward Christian David Gascoyne-Cecil, CH (9 April 1902 – 1 January 1986), was a British biographer, historian and academic.
Edward Christian David Gascoyne-Cecil, CH (9 April 1902 – 1 January 1986), was a British biographer, historian and academic.
Malcolm Edwards
Malcolm John Edwards (born 1949) is a British editor and critic in the science fiction field.
Malcolm John Edwards (born 1949) is a British editor and critic in the science fiction field.
Max Wykes-Joyce
Max Wykes-Joyce (* 1924 in Worcestershire) is a British art and literary critic.
Max Wykes-Joyce (* 1924 in Worcestershire) is a British art and literary critic.
Michael Black (literary critic)
Michael H. Black is a British author and held the position of University Publisher at Cambridge University Press.
Michael H. Black is a British author and held the position of University Publisher at Cambridge University Press.
Michael Cordner
Professor Michael Cordner, academic, author and specialist in theatre and drama, he also captained Reading's youth team, leading them to their famous F.A Youth Trophy triumph over Newcastle in 1961.
Professor Michael Cordner, academic, author and specialist in theatre and drama, he also captained Reading's youth team, leading them to their famous F.A Youth Trophy triumph over Newcastle in 1961.
Michael Scott (academic)
Michael Scott is a British academic and university administrator.
Michael Scott is a British academic and university administrator.
Paula Byrne
Paula Byrne, born into a large working-class family in Birkenhead in 1967, is a British author and biographer most famous for her bestsellers Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson and Mad Wor...
Paula Byrne, born into a large working-class family in Birkenhead in 1967, is a British author and biographer most famous for her bestsellers Perdita: The Life of Mary Robinson and Mad Wor...
Peter Hollindale
Peter Hollindale (born 1936) is an educationalist and literary critic.
Peter Hollindale (born 1936) is an educationalist and literary critic.
Peter Hunt (literary critic)
Peter Hunt is a British scholar who is Professor Emeritus in Children's Literature at Cardiff University.
Peter Hunt is a British scholar who is Professor Emeritus in Children's Literature at Cardiff University.
Raymond Mortimer
Charles Raymond Mortimer Bell (April 25, 1895 – January 9, 1980), who wrote under the name Raymond Mortimer, was a British writer, known mostly as a critic and literary editor.
Charles Raymond Mortimer Bell (April 25, 1895 – January 9, 1980), who wrote under the name Raymond Mortimer, was a British writer, known mostly as a critic and literary editor.
Raymond Williams
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 – 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, novelist and critic.
Richard Marggraf Turley
Richard Marggraf Turley (born 2 August 1970) is a British author, literary critic and fashion model, and is a professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University.
Richard Marggraf Turley (born 2 August 1970) is a British author, literary critic and fashion model, and is a professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University.
Richard Wilson (scholar)
Professor Richard Wilson is a British literary critic and Shakespeare scholar teaching at Cardiff University.
Professor Richard Wilson is a British literary critic and Shakespeare scholar teaching at Cardiff University.
Rosalind Miles
Rosalind Miles is an author born and raised in England and now living in Kent, England.
Rosalind Miles is an author born and raised in England and now living in Kent, England.
Sid Bradley
Sid Bradley is an academic, author and specialist in Anglo-Saxon literature.
Sid Bradley is an academic, author and specialist in Anglo-Saxon literature.
Stefan Herbrechter
Stefan Herbrechter is Reader in Cultural Theory at Coventry University Department of Media and Communication.
Stefan Herbrechter is Reader in Cultural Theory at Coventry University Department of Media and Communication.
Stuart Hall (cultural theorist)
Stuart Hall is a cultural theorist and sociologist who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since 1951.
Stuart Hall is a cultural theorist and sociologist who has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since 1951.
Susan Bassnett
Susan Bassnett (born 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature.
Susan Bassnett (born 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature.
Sydney Brooks
Sydney Brooks (1872–1937) was a British author and critic.
Sydney Brooks (1872–1937) was a British author and critic.
Terry Eagleton
Terence Francis Eagleton FBA (born 22 February 1943, Salford) is a British literary theorist and critic, who is regarded as one of Britain's most influential living literary critics.
Terence Francis Eagleton FBA (born 22 February 1943, Salford) is a British literary theorist and critic, who is regarded as one of Britain's most influential living literary critics.
Tom Shippey
Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom...
Thomas Alan Shippey is a scholar of medieval literature, including that of Anglo-Saxon England, and of modern fantasy and science fiction, in particular the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, about whom...
Victor E. Neuburg
Victor Edward Neuburg (March 8, 1924 – January 1996) was a scholar.
Victor Edward Neuburg (March 8, 1924 – January 1996) was a scholar.
William Macneile Dixon
William Macneile Dixon (1866-1946) was a British author and academic.
William Macneile Dixon (1866-1946) was a British author and academic.
William Walsh (poet)
William Walsh was an English poet and critic, son of Joseph Walsh of Abberley Hall, Worcestershire.
William Walsh was an English poet and critic, son of Joseph Walsh of Abberley Hall, Worcestershire.