SettingsLiterary criticism
A Book of Prefaces
A Book of Prefaces is H. L. Mencken's 1917 collection of essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements.
A Book of Prefaces is H. L. Mencken's 1917 collection of essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements.
A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender
A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender, which Lasted One Night and One Day; with a History of the Pursuit of Earl Lavender and Lord Brumm by Mrs.
A Full and True Account of the Wonderful Mission of Earl Lavender, which Lasted One Night and One Day; with a History of the Pursuit of Earl Lavender and Lord Brumm by Mrs.
A Preface to Paradise Lost
A Preface to Paradise Lost is one of C. S. Lewis's most famous scholarly works.
A Preface to Paradise Lost is one of C. S. Lewis's most famous scholarly works.
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944) by mythologist Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson is a work of literary criticism.
A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake (1944) by mythologist Joseph Campbell and Henry Morton Robinson is a work of literary criticism.
Aarne-Thompson classification system
The Aarne–Thompson classification system is a system for classifying folktales.
The Aarne–Thompson classification system is a system for classifying folktales.
Aarne–Thompson classification system
The Aarne–Thompson classification system is a system for classifying folktales.
The Aarne–Thompson classification system is a system for classifying folktales.
ABC of Reading
ABC of Reading is a book by Ezra Pound published in 1934.
ABC of Reading is a book by Ezra Pound published in 1934.
Address to Young Men on Greek Literature
Address to Young Men on Greek Literature (alternatively, "Address To Young Men On How They Might Derive Benefit From Greek Literature," ) is a text by Basil of Caesarea.
Address to Young Men on Greek Literature (alternatively, "Address To Young Men On How They Might Derive Benefit From Greek Literature," ) is a text by Basil of Caesarea.
Affective fallacy
Affective fallacy is a term from literary criticism used to refer to the supposed error of judging or evaluating a text on the basis of its emotional effects on a reader.
Affective fallacy is a term from literary criticism used to refer to the supposed error of judging or evaluating a text on the basis of its emotional effects on a reader.
Afflatus
Afflatus is a Latin term derived from Cicero (in De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods)) that has been translated as "inspiration."
Afflatus is a Latin term derived from Cicero (in De Natura Deorum (The Nature of the Gods)) that has been translated as "inspiration."
After Words
After Words is an American television series on the C-SPAN2 network’s weekend programming schedule known as Book TV.
After Words is an American television series on the C-SPAN2 network’s weekend programming schedule known as Book TV.
Against Interpretation
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a collection of essays by Susan Sontag which was published in 1966.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a collection of essays by Susan Sontag which was published in 1966.
American Renaissance (literature)
In American literature, the American Renaissance was a period during which many of the literary works most widely considered American masterpieces were produced.
In American literature, the American Renaissance was a period during which many of the literary works most widely considered American masterpieces were produced.
An Apology for Poetry
Sir Philip Sidney wrote An Apology for Poetry (or, The Defence of Poesy) in approximately 1579, and it was published in 1595, after his death.
Sir Philip Sidney wrote An Apology for Poetry (or, The Defence of Poesy) in approximately 1579, and it was published in 1595, after his death.
An Experiment in Criticism
An Experiment in Criticism is a 1961 book by C. S. Lewis in which he proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written, but by how they are read.
An Experiment in Criticism is a 1961 book by C. S. Lewis in which he proposes that the quality of books should be measured not by how they are written, but by how they are read.
An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"
An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is the published (and amended) version of the second Chancellor’s Lecture given by Chinua Achebe at the University of Massachusetts...
An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is the published (and amended) version of the second Chancellor’s Lecture given by Chinua Achebe at the University of Massachusetts...
Analysis of subjective logics
Analysis of subjective logics is an original method of discourse analysis developed and taught by the French psychoanalyst Jean-Jacques Pinto.
Analysis of subjective logics is an original method of discourse analysis developed and taught by the French psychoanalyst Jean-Jacques Pinto.
Archetypal literary criticism
Archetypal literary criticism is a type of critical theory that interprets a text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes (from the Greek archē, or beginning, and typos, or imprint...
Archetypal literary criticism is a type of critical theory that interprets a text by focusing on recurring myths and archetypes (from the Greek archē, or beginning, and typos, or imprint...
Asimov on Science Fiction
Asimov on Science Fiction (ISBN 0-586-05840-0) is a 1983 non-fiction work by Isaac Asimov.
Asimov on Science Fiction (ISBN 0-586-05840-0) is a 1983 non-fiction work by Isaac Asimov.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created.
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created.
Authorial intent
In literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intent refers to an author's intent as it is encoded in his or her work.
In literary theory and aesthetics, authorial intent refers to an author's intent as it is encoded in his or her work.
Authority (textual criticism)
The authority of a text is its reliability as a witness to the author's intentions.
The authority of a text is its reliability as a witness to the author's intentions.
Axel's Castle
Axel's Castle: A Study in the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930 is a 1931 book of literary criticism by Edmund Wilson on the Symbolist movement in literature.
Axel's Castle: A Study in the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930 is a 1931 book of literary criticism by Edmund Wilson on the Symbolist movement in literature.
Beowulf and the Critics
Beowulf and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien is a book edited by Michael D. C. Drout that presents scholary editions of the two manuscript versions of Tolkien's essays or lecture series "Be...
Beowulf and the Critics by J. R. R. Tolkien is a book edited by Michael D. C. Drout that presents scholary editions of the two manuscript versions of Tolkien's essays or lecture series "Be...
Beta reader
A beta reader is a person who reads a written work, generally fiction, with what has been described as "a critical eye, with the aim of improving grammar, spelling, characterization, and general...
A beta reader is a person who reads a written work, generally fiction, with what has been described as "a critical eye, with the aim of improving grammar, spelling, characterization, and general...
Bibliotheca (Photius)
The Bibliotheca or Myriobiblon was a 9th century work of Byzantine Patriarch Photius, dedicated to his brother and composed of 279 reviews of books which he had read.
The Bibliotheca or Myriobiblon was a 9th century work of Byzantine Patriarch Photius, dedicated to his brother and composed of 279 reviews of books which he had read.
Biographical fallacy
The biographical fallacy is a term used in cultural criticism to critique the view that works of creative art, literature or music can be interpreted as reflections of the life of their authors.
The biographical fallacy is a term used in cultural criticism to critique the view that works of creative art, literature or music can be interpreted as reflections of the life of their authors.
Biography in literature
When studying literature, biography and its relationship to literature is often a subject of literary criticism, and is treated in several different forms.
When studying literature, biography and its relationship to literature is often a subject of literary criticism, and is treated in several different forms.
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit.
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit.
Booknotes
Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004.
Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004.
Bookseller and Publisher (Australian magazine)
Bookseller+Publisher magazine (formerly Australian Bookseller & Publisher) is the journal of the Australian book industry and is one of Australia's oldest surviving magazines.
Bookseller+Publisher magazine (formerly Australian Bookseller & Publisher) is the journal of the Australian book industry and is one of Australia's oldest surviving magazines.
Buechernachlese
Ulrich Karger (February 3, 1957 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany) is an author and teacher of religion at a school for speech disabled children in Berlin.
Ulrich Karger (February 3, 1957 in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany) is an author and teacher of religion at a school for speech disabled children in Berlin.
Calabar International Conference on African Literature and the English Language
ICALEL is an acronym for the Calabar International Conference on African Literature and the English Language founded and chaired by African scholar and critic Ernest Emenyonu.
ICALEL is an acronym for the Calabar International Conference on African Literature and the English Language founded and chaired by African scholar and critic Ernest Emenyonu.
Carlos Baker
Carlos Baker (May 5, 1909, Biddeford, Maine – April 18, 1987, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American writer, biographer and former Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University.
Carlos Baker (May 5, 1909, Biddeford, Maine – April 18, 1987, Princeton, New Jersey) was an American writer, biographer and former Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University.
Casual peeps at Sophia
Casual peeps at Sophia is a collection of Essays and Addresses by Allama I I Kazi.The subjects dealt within these essays and addresses cover wide range of human thought embracing,as they do, Phi...
Casual peeps at Sophia is a collection of Essays and Addresses by Allama I I Kazi.The subjects dealt within these essays and addresses cover wide range of human thought embracing,as they do, Phi...
Chicago school (literary criticism)
The Chicago School of literary criticism was a form of criticism of English literature begun at the University of Chicago in the 1930s, which lasted until the 1950s.
The Chicago School of literary criticism was a form of criticism of English literature begun at the University of Chicago in the 1930s, which lasted until the 1950s.
Chorizontes
Chorizontes ("separators") was the name given to the ancient Alexandrian critics who believed the Iliad and Odyssey were by different poets.
Chorizontes ("separators") was the name given to the ancient Alexandrian critics who believed the Iliad and Odyssey were by different poets.
Circular reporting
In source criticism, circular reporting or false confirmation is a situation where a piece of information appears to come from multiple independent sources, but in fact is coming from only...
In source criticism, circular reporting or false confirmation is a situation where a piece of information appears to come from multiple independent sources, but in fact is coming from only...
Citationality
Citationality, in literary criticism, is an author's citation of other author's works.
Citationality, in literary criticism, is an author's citation of other author's works.
Close reading
Close reading describes, in literary criticism, the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text.
Close reading describes, in literary criticism, the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of text.
Cognitive poetics
Cognitive poetics is a school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of literary texts.
Cognitive poetics is a school of literary criticism that applies the principles of cognitive science, particularly cognitive psychology, to the interpretation of literary texts.
Confessional poetry
Confessional poetry emphasizes the intimate, and sometimes unflattering, information about details of the poet's personal life, such as in poems about mental illness, sexuality, and despondence.
Confessional poetry emphasizes the intimate, and sometimes unflattering, information about details of the poet's personal life, such as in poems about mental illness, sexuality, and despondence.
Cultural materialism (cultural studies)
Cultural materialism in literary theory and cultural studies traces its origin to the work of the left-wing literary critic Raymond Williams.
Cultural materialism in literary theory and cultural studies traces its origin to the work of the left-wing literary critic Raymond Williams.
Culture and Imperialism
Culture and Imperialism is the 1993 sequel to Edward Said's highly influential book Orientalism from 1978.
Culture and Imperialism is the 1993 sequel to Edward Said's highly influential book Orientalism from 1978.
Death of the novel
The death of the novel is the common name for the theoretical discussion of the declining importance of the novel as literary form.
The death of the novel is the common name for the theoretical discussion of the declining importance of the novel as literary form.
Deconstruction
Deconstruction is a form of semiotic analysis, derived mainly from work begun in the 1960s by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology.
Deconstruction is a form of semiotic analysis, derived mainly from work begun in the 1960s by the French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology.
Diacritics (journal)
diacritics is a quarterly academic journal established in 1971 at Cornell University and published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
diacritics is a quarterly academic journal established in 1971 at Cornell University and published by the Johns Hopkins University Press.
Dionysian imitatio
Dionysian imitatio is the influential literary method of imitation as formulated by Greek author Dionysius of Halicarnassus in the first century BCE, which conceived it as the rhetorical practic...
Dionysian imitatio is the influential literary method of imitation as formulated by Greek author Dionysius of Halicarnassus in the first century BCE, which conceived it as the rhetorical practic...
Dionyz Durisin
Dionyz Durisin was a Slovak literary theorist and comparativist.
Dionyz Durisin was a Slovak literary theorist and comparativist.
Dramatistic pentad
The dramatistic pentad forms the core structure of dramatism, a method for examining motivations that the renowned literary critic Kenneth Burke developed.
The dramatistic pentad forms the core structure of dramatism, a method for examining motivations that the renowned literary critic Kenneth Burke developed.
Eco-criticism
Eco-criticism is a form of literary criticism based on an ecological perspective.
Eco-criticism is a form of literary criticism based on an ecological perspective.
Ecocriticism
Ecocriticism is the study of literature and environment from an interdisciplinary point of view where all sciences come together to analyze the environment and brainstorm possible solutions for ...
Ecocriticism is the study of literature and environment from an interdisciplinary point of view where all sciences come together to analyze the environment and brainstorm possible solutions for ...
Effect of Reality
The effect of reality is a textual device identified by Roland Barthes the purpose of which was to establish literary texts as realistic.
The effect of reality is a textual device identified by Roland Barthes the purpose of which was to establish literary texts as realistic.
Elaine Showalter
Elaine Showalter (born 21 January 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
Elaine Showalter (born 21 January 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
English studies
English Studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics.
English Studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language, English linguistics, and English sociolinguistics.
Epic and Novel
Epic and Novel: Towards a Methodology for the Study of the Novel Эпос и роман
Is a 1941 essay that compares the novel to the epic; it was written by Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the major literary ...
Epic and Novel: Towards a Methodology for the Study of the Novel Эпос и роман
Is a 1941 essay that compares the novel to the epic; it was written by Mikhail Bakhtin, one of the major literary ...
Explication
The idea and practice of explication is rooted in the verb to explicate, which concerns the process of "unfolding" and of "making clear" the meaning of things, so as to make the implicit explicit.
The idea and practice of explication is rooted in the verb to explicate, which concerns the process of "unfolding" and of "making clear" the meaning of things, so as to make the implicit explicit.
Explication de Texte
Explication de Texte is a French formalist method of literary analysis that allows for limited reader response, similar to close reading in the English-speaking literary tradition.
Explication de Texte is a French formalist method of literary analysis that allows for limited reader response, similar to close reading in the English-speaking literary tradition.
Fantasy Bedtime Hour
Fantasy Bedtime Hour was a public-access television cable TV program on San Francisco channel 29.
Fantasy Bedtime Hour was a public-access television cable TV program on San Francisco channel 29.
Female epic
The female epic is a concept in literary criticism that seeks to expand generic boundaries by identifying ways in which women authors have adapted the masculine epic tradition to express their o...
The female epic is a concept in literary criticism that seeks to expand generic boundaries by identifying ways in which women authors have adapted the masculine epic tradition to express their o...
Feminist literary criticism
Feminist literary criticism is literary criticism informed by feminist theory, or by the politics of feminism more broadly.
Feminist literary criticism is literary criticism informed by feminist theory, or by the politics of feminism more broadly.
Fictocriticism
Fictocriticism is a postmodern, experimental often feminist style of writing.
Fictocriticism is a postmodern, experimental often feminist style of writing.
Finn and Hengest
Finn and Hengest is a study by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Alan Bliss and published posthumously in book form in 1982.
Finn and Hengest is a study by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Alan Bliss and published posthumously in book form in 1982.
Formalism (literature)
Formalism is a school of literary criticism and literary theory having mainly to do with structural purposes of a particular text.
Formalism is a school of literary criticism and literary theory having mainly to do with structural purposes of a particular text.
Free Play (Derrida)
Free Play is a literary concept from Jacques Derrida's 1966 essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences."
Free Play is a literary concept from Jacques Derrida's 1966 essay, "Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences."
Futility As Tragedy: An Interpretation Of Hamlet
Futility As Tragedy: An Interpretation Of Hamlet is a book length critical interpretation of Hamlet by Itzik Basman with roots in the New Criticism.
Futility As Tragedy: An Interpretation Of Hamlet is a book length critical interpretation of Hamlet by Itzik Basman with roots in the New Criticism.
Geneva School
The expression Geneva School refers to (1) a group of linguists based in Geneva who pioneered modern structural linguistics and (2) a group of literary theorists and critics working from a pheno...
The expression Geneva School refers to (1) a group of linguists based in Geneva who pioneered modern structural linguistics and (2) a group of literary theorists and critics working from a pheno...
Genius (literature)
The concept of genius, in literary theory and literary history, derives from the later 18th century, when it began to be distinguished from ingenium in a discussion of the genius loci, o...
The concept of genius, in literary theory and literary history, derives from the later 18th century, when it began to be distinguished from ingenium in a discussion of the genius loci, o...
Geocriticism
Geocriticism is a method of literary analysis and literary theory that incorporates the study of geographic space.
Geocriticism is a method of literary analysis and literary theory that incorporates the study of geographic space.
Glossary of poetry terms
This is a glossary of poetry terminology.
This is a glossary of poetry terminology.
Grotesque body
The grotesque body is a concept, or literary trope, put forward by Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his study of François Rabelais' work.
The grotesque body is a concept, or literary trope, put forward by Russian literary critic Mikhail Bakhtin in his study of François Rabelais' work.
Grub Street Journal
Published from January 8, 1730 to 1738, The Grub-Street Journal was a satire on popular journalism and hack-writing as it was conducted in Grub Street in London.
Published from January 8, 1730 to 1738, The Grub-Street Journal was a satire on popular journalism and hack-writing as it was conducted in Grub Street in London.
Gynocriticism
Gynocriticism is the historical study of women writers as a distinct literary tradition.
Gynocriticism is the historical study of women writers as a distinct literary tradition.
Hamlet (bibliographies)
Hamlet bibliography is flourishing online.
Hamlet bibliography is flourishing online.
Hermeneutics
In religious studies and social philosophy, hermeneutics is the study of the theory and practice of interpretation.
In religious studies and social philosophy, hermeneutics is the study of the theory and practice of interpretation.
Heteroglossia
The term heteroglossia describes the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single "linguistic code".
The term heteroglossia describes the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single "linguistic code".
Hispanism
Hispanism (sometimes referred to as Hispanic studies) is the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, principally that of Spain and Latin America.
Hispanism (sometimes referred to as Hispanic studies) is the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, principally that of Spain and Latin America.
Historical criticism
Historical criticism, also known as historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of literary criticism that investigates the origins of ancient text in order to unders...
Historical criticism, also known as historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of literary criticism that investigates the origins of ancient text in order to unders...
History of the Qur'an
The study of the origins and development of the Qur'an can be said to fall into two major schools of thought, the first being a traditional Islamic view and the second being a secular view, find...
The study of the origins and development of the Qur'an can be said to fall into two major schools of thought, the first being a traditional Islamic view and the second being a secular view, find...
History of the Quran
The study of the origins and development of the Qur'an can be said to fall into two major schools of thought, the first being a traditional Islamic view and the second being a secular view, find...
The study of the origins and development of the Qur'an can be said to fall into two major schools of thought, the first being a traditional Islamic view and the second being a secular view, find...
Homeric Question
The Homeric Question concerns the doubts and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey, and historicity, especially of the Iliad.
The Homeric Question concerns the doubts and consequent debate over the identity of Homer, the authorship of the Iliad and Odyssey, and historicity, especially of the Iliad.
Homeric scholarship
Homeric scholarship is the study of Homeric epic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey.
Homeric scholarship is the study of Homeric epic, especially the two large surviving epics, the Iliad and Odyssey.
How Not to Write a Play
How Not to Write a Play is a book written by Walter Kerr, one time chief theatre critic for the New York Times.
How Not to Write a Play is a book written by Walter Kerr, one time chief theatre critic for the New York Times.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor
How to Read Literature Like a Professor is a New York Times Bestseller Novel by Thomas C. Foster published in 2003.
How to Read Literature Like a Professor is a New York Times Bestseller Novel by Thomas C. Foster published in 2003.
Hunting the Snark
Hunting the Snark is a compendium of poetic terminology that mirrored American contemporary poetry of nineteen seventies and eighties written by Robert Peters.
Hunting the Snark is a compendium of poetic terminology that mirrored American contemporary poetry of nineteen seventies and eighties written by Robert Peters.
Identification (literature)
Identification is a term used in literary and film studies to describe a psychological relationship between the reader of a novel and a character in the book, or between a spectator in the audie...
Identification is a term used in literary and film studies to describe a psychological relationship between the reader of a novel and a character in the book, or between a spectator in the audie...
Illusion and Reality
Illusion and Reality is a book of Marxist literary criticism by Christopher Caudwell published in 1937.
Illusion and Reality is a book of Marxist literary criticism by Christopher Caudwell published in 1937.
Imaginary Worlds – the Art of Fantasy
Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy is a study of the modern literary fantasy genre written by Lin Carter.
Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy is a study of the modern literary fantasy genre written by Lin Carter.
Implied author
The implied author is a concept of literary criticism developed in the twentieth century.
The implied author is a concept of literary criticism developed in the twentieth century.
In Defense of Reason
In Defense of Reason is a collection of three volumes of literary criticisms by the American poet and literary critic Yvor Winters.
In Defense of Reason is a collection of three volumes of literary criticisms by the American poet and literary critic Yvor Winters.
In Search of Wonder
In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction is a collection of critical essays by Damon Knight.
In Search of Wonder: Essays on Modern Science Fiction is a collection of critical essays by Damon Knight.
Index of literary terms
The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of poetry, novels and picture books.
The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of poetry, novels and picture books.
Inside the Whale
"Inside the Whale" is an essay in three parts written by George Orwell in 1940.
"Inside the Whale" is an essay in three parts written by George Orwell in 1940.
Intentional fallacy
Intentional fallacy, in literary criticism, addresses the assumption that the meaning intended by the author of a literary work is of primary importance.
Intentional fallacy, in literary criticism, addresses the assumption that the meaning intended by the author of a literary work is of primary importance.
International Comparative Literature Association
The International Comparative Literature Association - ICLR) (French Association Internationale de Littérature Comparée - AILC) founded in 1954 is an international organization...
The International Comparative Literature Association - ICLR) (French Association Internationale de Littérature Comparée - AILC) founded in 1954 is an international organization...
Interpretive communities
Interpretive communities are a theoretical concept stemming from reader-response criticism and invented by Stanley Fish.
Interpretive communities are a theoretical concept stemming from reader-response criticism and invented by Stanley Fish.
Introducing Kafka
Introducing Kafka, also known as Kafka for Beginners, is an illustrated biography of Franz Kafka by David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb.
Introducing Kafka, also known as Kafka for Beginners, is an illustrated biography of Franz Kafka by David Zane Mairowitz and Robert Crumb.
Jacques Derrida on deconstruction
The writings of Jacques Derrida on deconstruction represent one of the leading influences on 20th century philosophy, an influence that has touched many fields of academic thought, and that cont...
The writings of Jacques Derrida on deconstruction represent one of the leading influences on 20th century philosophy, an influence that has touched many fields of academic thought, and that cont...
Jean Joseph Dussault
Jean Joseph Dussault was a French librarian.
Jean Joseph Dussault was a French librarian.
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.
Joseph Skerrett
Joseph Skerrett is an American literary critic and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Joseph Skerrett is an American literary critic and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
La fête des masques
La fête des masques is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak.
La fête des masques is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak.
Litblog
A litblog is a blog that focuses primarily on the topic of literature.
A litblog is a blog that focuses primarily on the topic of literature.
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.
Literary criticism in Iran
Literary criticism (نقد ادبی) is a relatively young discipline in Iran since there had been no comparable tradition of literary criticism before the nineteenth century, when European influence f...
Literary criticism (نقد ادبی) is a relatively young discipline in Iran since there had been no comparable tradition of literary criticism before the nineteenth century, when European influence f...
Literary particularism
Literary particularism is a literary theory in which the details specific to a given text are considered more significant than the qualities it shares with other texts.
Literary particularism is a literary theory in which the details specific to a given text are considered more significant than the qualities it shares with other texts.
Literary theory
Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature.
Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature.
Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple?
Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple? is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak.
Littérature et engagement: Mongo Beti, un écrivain conscient de son devoir envers son peuple? is a book by Togolese author Sami Tchak.
Longinus (literature)
Longinus (Λογγῖνος, Longĩnos) is the conventional name of the author of the treatise, On the Sublime (Περὶ ὕψους, Perì hýpsous), a work which focuses on the effect of good writing.
Longinus (Λογγῖνος, Longĩnos) is the conventional name of the author of the treatise, On the Sublime (Περὶ ὕψους, Perì hýpsous), a work which focuses on the effect of good writing.
Mammonart
Mammonart. An Essay on Economic Interpretation is a book of literary criticism from a Socialist point of view of the traditional ‘great authors’ of Western and American literature (along wit...
Mammonart. An Essay on Economic Interpretation is a book of literary criticism from a Socialist point of view of the traditional ‘great authors’ of Western and American literature (along wit...
Marxist literary criticism
Marxist literary criticism is a loose term describing literary criticism based on socialist and dialectic theories.
Marxist literary criticism is a loose term describing literary criticism based on socialist and dialectic theories.
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.
Metanarrative
In critical theory, and particularly postmodernism, a metanarrative is an abstract idea that is thought to be a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge.
In critical theory, and particularly postmodernism, a metanarrative is an abstract idea that is thought to be a comprehensive explanation of historical experience or knowledge.
Migrant literature
Migrant literature, that is, writings by and to a lesser extent about migrants, is a topic which has commanded growing interest within literary studies since the 1980s.
Migrant literature, that is, writings by and to a lesser extent about migrants, is a topic which has commanded growing interest within literary studies since the 1980s.
Modern Language Notes
Modern Language Notes is an academic journal established in 1886 at the Johns Hopkins University, where it is still edited and published, with the intention of introducing continental Europe...
Modern Language Notes is an academic journal established in 1886 at the Johns Hopkins University, where it is still edited and published, with the intention of introducing continental Europe...
Morphology (folkloristics)
Morphology, broadly, is the study of form or structure.
Morphology, broadly, is the study of form or structure.
Mumyōzōshi
Mumyōzōshi is an early 13th century Japanese text.
Mumyōzōshi is an early 13th century Japanese text.
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story (literary work, movie, play, verbal account, etc.), the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience.
A narrator is, within any story (literary work, movie, play, verbal account, etc.), the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience.
National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is an American nonprofit organization (501(c) 3) with nearly 600 members.
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is an American nonprofit organization (501(c) 3) with nearly 600 members.
Native American Renaissance
The Native American Renaissance was a term originally coined by critic Kenneth Lincoln in his 1983 book of the same title.
The Native American Renaissance was a term originally coined by critic Kenneth Lincoln in his 1983 book of the same title.
Nature fakers controversy
The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th-century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment in popular nature writing.
The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th-century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment in popular nature writing.
New Criticism
New Criticism was a movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle decades of the 20th century.
New Criticism was a movement in literary theory that dominated American literary criticism in the middle decades of the 20th century.
New Humanism
New Humanism or neohumanism were terms applied to a theory of literary criticism, together with its consequences for culture and political thought, developed around 1900 by the Ame...
New Humanism or neohumanism were terms applied to a theory of literary criticism, together with its consequences for culture and political thought, developed around 1900 by the Ame...
New York Times Sunday Review of Books
The New York Times Sunday Review of Books is a weekly collection of book reviews published by The New York Times.
The New York Times Sunday Review of Books is a weekly collection of book reviews published by The New York Times.
Ninety-nine Novels
Anthony Burgess's book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice (1984, ISBN 0-85031-585-9) covers a 44-year span between 1939 and 1983.
Anthony Burgess's book Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 — A Personal Choice (1984, ISBN 0-85031-585-9) covers a 44-year span between 1939 and 1983.
Node Magazine
Node Magazine is a literary project in the guise of a fictional magazine created to annotate the novel Spook Country by William Gibson.
Node Magazine is a literary project in the guise of a fictional magazine created to annotate the novel Spook Country by William Gibson.
Notes on "Camp"
"Notes on "Camp"" is a well-known essay by Susan Sontag organized around fifty-eight numbered theses.
"Notes on "Camp"" is a well-known essay by Susan Sontag organized around fifty-eight numbered theses.
Nouvelles de la république des lettres
Nouvelles de la république des lettres (News from the Republic of Letters) was a periodical devoted to reviews of current publications, edited and in large part written by Pierre Bayle.
Nouvelles de la république des lettres (News from the Republic of Letters) was a periodical devoted to reviews of current publications, edited and in large part written by Pierre Bayle.
Of Other Worlds
Of Other Worlds is a 1966 anthology of literary criticism by C. S. Lewis and published posthumously by the executors of his estate.
Of Other Worlds is a 1966 anthology of literary criticism by C. S. Lewis and published posthumously by the executors of his estate.
On Moral Fiction
On Moral Fiction is a book-length essay by the American novelist John Gardner published in 1978.
On Moral Fiction is a book-length essay by the American novelist John Gardner published in 1978.
On Translating Homer
On Translating Homer, published in January 1861, was a printed version of the series of public lectures given by Matthew Arnold as Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 3 November 1860 to 18 De...
On Translating Homer, published in January 1861, was a printed version of the series of public lectures given by Matthew Arnold as Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 3 November 1860 to 18 De...
Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress
Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress is a 1929 collection of critical essays, and two letters, on the subject of James Joyce's book Finnegans Wake'...
Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress is a 1929 collection of critical essays, and two letters, on the subject of James Joyce's book Finnegans Wake'...
Pathetic fallacy
The pathetic fallacy or anthropomorphic fallacy is the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thought, or sensations.
The pathetic fallacy or anthropomorphic fallacy is the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thought, or sensations.
Poetics (Aristotle)
Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.
Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory.
Poetry analysis
Poetry analysis is the process of investigating a poem's form, content, and history in an informed way, with the aim of heightening one's own and others' understanding and appreciation of the work.
Poetry analysis is the process of investigating a poem's form, content, and history in an informed way, with the aim of heightening one's own and others' understanding and appreciation of the work.
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the ...
Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the ...
Politics and the English Language
"Politics and the English Language" is an essay by George Orwell criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English.
"Politics and the English Language" is an essay by George Orwell criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English.
Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels
"Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels" is a critical essay published in 1946 by the English author George Orwell.
"Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels" is a critical essay published in 1946 by the English author George Orwell.
Postcolonial literature
Postcolonial literature, is a body of literary writings that reacts to the discourse of colonization.
Postcolonial literature, is a body of literary writings that reacts to the discourse of colonization.
Psychoanalytic literary criticism
Psychoanalytic literary criticism refers to literary criticism which, in method, concept, theory or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud.
Psychoanalytic literary criticism refers to literary criticism which, in method, concept, theory or form, is influenced by the tradition of psychoanalysis begun by Sigmund Freud.
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents.
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents.
Pushkin studies
The Pushkin studies is the branch of literary criticism which researches the life and works of Aleksandr Pushkin.
The Pushkin studies is the branch of literary criticism which researches the life and works of Aleksandr Pushkin.
Queer literary interpretation
Queer literary interpretation is a method of literary interpretation stemming from Marxism, Feminism, psychoanalysis and the gay rights movement.
Queer literary interpretation is a method of literary interpretation stemming from Marxism, Feminism, psychoanalysis and the gay rights movement.
Raffles and Miss Blandish
Raffles and Miss Blandish is an essay by George Orwell written in 1944.
Raffles and Miss Blandish is an essay by George Orwell written in 1944.
Reader-response criticism
Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and his or her experience of a literary work, in contrast to other schools and theories that f...
Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and his or her experience of a literary work, in contrast to other schools and theories that f...
Reading the Romance
Reading the Romance is a book by Janice Radway that analyzes the Romance novel genre using reader-response criticism.
Reading the Romance is a book by Janice Radway that analyzes the Romance novel genre using reader-response criticism.
Realism in the Balance
Realism in the Balance is a 1938 essay by Georg Lukács in which he defends the "traditional" realism of authors like Thomas Mann in the face of rising Modernist movements, such as Expression...
Realism in the Balance is a 1938 essay by Georg Lukács in which he defends the "traditional" realism of authors like Thomas Mann in the face of rising Modernist movements, such as Expression...
Reinventing Comics
Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form (ISBN 0-060-95350-0) is a 2000 book written by comic book writer and artist Scott McCloud.
Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form (ISBN 0-060-95350-0) is a 2000 book written by comic book writer and artist Scott McCloud.
Resistant Reading
A resistant reading is a reading within a text which moves beyond the dominant cultural beliefs to challenge prevailing views.
A resistant reading is a reading within a text which moves beyond the dominant cultural beliefs to challenge prevailing views.
Resistant reading
A resistant reading is a reading of a text which moves beyond the dominant cultural beliefs to challenge prevailing views.
A resistant reading is a reading of a text which moves beyond the dominant cultural beliefs to challenge prevailing views.
Richard Marggraf Turley
Richard Marggraf Turley (born 2 August 1970) is a British poet and literary critic, 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 poet and literary critic, and is a professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University.
Sacrificial lamb
A sacrificial lamb is a metaphorical reference to a person or animal sacrificed (killed or discounted in some way) for the common good.
A sacrificial lamb is a metaphorical reference to a person or animal sacrificed (killed or discounted in some way) for the common good.
San Francisco Review of Books
San Francisco Review of Books (or SFRB) was a book review periodical published from the mid-1970s to 1997 in the Bay Area.
San Francisco Review of Books (or SFRB) was a book review periodical published from the mid-1970s to 1997 in the Bay Area.
School of Resentment
School of Resentment is a term coined by critic Harold Bloom to describe related schools of literary criticism which have gained prominence in academia since the 1970s and which Bloom contends a...
School of Resentment is a term coined by critic Harold Bloom to describe related schools of literary criticism which have gained prominence in academia since the 1970s and which Bloom contends a...
Selected Essays, 1917-1932
Selected Essays, 1917-1932 is a collection of prose and literary criticism by T.S. Eliot.
Selected Essays, 1917-1932 is a collection of prose and literary criticism by T.S. Eliot.
Self-Consuming Artifacts
Self-Consuming Artifacts: The Experience of Seventeenth-Century Literature (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972) is book of literary criticism by American literary critic Stanley Fish.
Self-Consuming Artifacts: The Experience of Seventeenth-Century Literature (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1972) is book of literary criticism by American literary critic Stanley Fish.
Semiotic literary criticism
Semiotic literary criticism, also called literary semiotics, is the approach to literary criticism informed by the theory of signs or semiotics.
Semiotic literary criticism, also called literary semiotics, is the approach to literary criticism informed by the theory of signs or semiotics.
Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson)
Seven Types of Ambiguity was first published in 1930 by William Empson.
Seven Types of Ambiguity was first published in 1930 by William Empson.
Shakespeare's Politics (book)
Shakespeare's Politics, by Allan Bloom with Harry V. Jaffa, is an analysis of four Shakespeare plays guided by the premise that political philosophy provides a necessary perspective on the p...
Shakespeare's Politics, by Allan Bloom with Harry V. Jaffa, is an analysis of four Shakespeare plays guided by the premise that political philosophy provides a necessary perspective on the p...
Sherlock Holmes was Wrong
Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 2007 book by French professor of literature, psychoanalyst, and author Pierre Bayard.
Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 2007 book by French professor of literature, psychoanalyst, and author Pierre Bayard.
Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong
Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 2007 book by French professor of literature, psychoanalyst, and author Pierre Bayard.
Sherlock Holmes was Wrong: Re-opening the Case of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" is a 2007 book by French professor of literature, psychoanalyst, and author Pierre Bayard.
Sitz im Leben
In Biblical criticism, Sitz im Leben is a German phrase roughly translating to "setting in life".
In Biblical criticism, Sitz im Leben is a German phrase roughly translating to "setting in life".
Sociological criticism
Sociological Criticism is literary criticism directed to understanding literature in its larger social context; it codifies the literary strategies that are employed to represent social construc...
Sociological Criticism is literary criticism directed to understanding literature in its larger social context; it codifies the literary strategies that are employed to represent social construc...
Source criticism
A source criticism is a published source evaluation.
A source criticism is a published source evaluation.
Structuralism
Structuralism is a theoretical paradigm that emphasizes that elements of culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or "structure."
Structuralism is a theoretical paradigm that emphasizes that elements of culture must be understood in terms of their relationship to a larger, overarching system or "structure."
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a seminal work of literary criticism by the English writer D. H. Lawrence.
Studies in Classic American Literature is a seminal work of literary criticism by the English writer D. H. Lawrence.
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature is a survey of Canadian literature by Margaret Atwood, one of the most well-known Canadian authors in the world.
Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature is a survey of Canadian literature by Margaret Atwood, one of the most well-known Canadian authors in the world.
The Book of Prefaces
The Book of Prefaces, "Edited and Glossed" by the Scottish artist and novelist Alasdair Gray, provides a history of how literature spread and developed through the nations of England, Irelan...
The Book of Prefaces, "Edited and Glossed" by the Scottish artist and novelist Alasdair Gray, provides a history of how literature spread and developed through the nations of England, Irelan...
The Chaucer Review
The Chaucer Review: A Journal of Medieval Studies and Literary Criticism is an academic journal published by the Penn State University Press.
The Chaucer Review: A Journal of Medieval Studies and Literary Criticism is an academic journal published by the Penn State University Press.
The Cherryh Odyssey
The Cherryh Odyssey is a 2004 collection of essays by various academics, critics and authors about American Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author, C. J. Cherryh.
The Cherryh Odyssey is a 2004 collection of essays by various academics, critics and authors about American Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author, C. J. Cherryh.
The Country and the City
The Country and the City is a book by Raymond Williams which was published in 1973.
The Country and the City is a book by Raymond Williams which was published in 1973.
The D Case
The D Case is the title of a novel that is also a humorous literary critique of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an unfinished work by Charles Dickens.
The D Case is the title of a novel that is also a humorous literary critique of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an unfinished work by Charles Dickens.
The Discarded Image
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature is non-fiction and the last book written by C. S. Lewis.
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature is non-fiction and the last book written by C. S. Lewis.
The Explicator
The Explicator (ISSN 0014-4940) is a quarterly journal of literary criticism currently published by Taylor & Francis.
The Explicator (ISSN 0014-4940) is a quarterly journal of literary criticism currently published by Taylor & Francis.
The Frontiers of Criticism
"The Frontiers of Criticism" is a lecture given by T. S. Eliot at the University of Minnesota in 1956.
"The Frontiers of Criticism" is a lecture given by T. S. Eliot at the University of Minnesota in 1956.
The Grumpy Old Bookman
The Grumpy Old Bookman is a literary blog started by Michael Allen in late March 2004.
The Grumpy Old Bookman is a literary blog started by Michael Allen in late March 2004.
The Guide to Modern World Literature
The Guide to Modern World Literature is a reference book by Martin Seymour-Smith in which he set out to describe every important 20th-century authors (as of 1985), in all languages, in an en...
The Guide to Modern World Literature is a reference book by Martin Seymour-Smith in which he set out to describe every important 20th-century authors (as of 1985), in all languages, in an en...
The Individuated Hobbit
The Individuated Hobbit: Jung, Tolkien, and the Archetypes of Middle-Earth is a critical study of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Timothy R. O'Neill.
The Individuated Hobbit: Jung, Tolkien, and the Archetypes of Middle-Earth is a critical study of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Timothy R. O'Neill.
The Literature of Georgia: A History
The Literature of Georgia: A History by Donald Rayfield, professor of Russian and Georgian at the University of London, is the first and the most comprehensive study of the literature of Geo...
The Literature of Georgia: A History by Donald Rayfield, professor of Russian and Georgian at the University of London, is the first and the most comprehensive study of the literature of Geo...
The Machine in the Garden
The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America is a work of literary criticism written by Leo Marx, published in 1964.
The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America is a work of literary criticism written by Leo Marx, published in 1964.
The Madwoman in the Attic
The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination, published in 1979, examines Victorian literature from a feminist perspective.
The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination, published in 1979, examines Victorian literature from a feminist perspective.
The New York Intellectuals
The New York Intellectuals were a group of Jewish American writers and literary critics based in New York City in the mid-20th century.
The New York Intellectuals were a group of Jewish American writers and literary critics based in New York City in the mid-20th century.
The Origin of German Tragic Drama
The Origin of German Tragic Drama or Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels was the doctoral dissertation submitted by Walter Benjamin to the University of Frankfurt in 1925, and was later pu...
The Origin of German Tragic Drama or Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels was the doctoral dissertation submitted by Walter Benjamin to the University of Frankfurt in 1925, and was later pu...
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is a book in the series of Oxford Companions produced by Oxford University Press.
The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature is a book in the series of Oxford Companions produced by Oxford University Press.
The Pleasure of the Text
The Pleasure of the Text is a short book published in 1973 by Roland Barthes.
The Pleasure of the Text is a short book published in 1973 by Roland Barthes.
The Polysyllabic Spree
The Polysyllabic Spree (2004, ISBN 1-932416-24-2) is a collection of Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns in The Believer.
The Polysyllabic Spree (2004, ISBN 1-932416-24-2) is a collection of Nick Hornby's "Stuff I've Been Reading" columns in The Believer.
The Reception of Derrida: Translation and Transformation
The Reception of Derrida (Palgrave, 2006) by Michael Thomas explores the cross-cultural reception of Jacques Derrida's work, specifically how that work in all its diversity, has come to be i...
The Reception of Derrida (Palgrave, 2006) by Michael Thomas explores the cross-cultural reception of Jacques Derrida's work, specifically how that work in all its diversity, has come to be i...
The Resistance to Theory
The Resistance to Theory is an essay by Paul de Man (1919-83), a renowned literary critic and theorist belonging to the Yale School of Deconstruction which appeared in Yale French Studies, 63(...
The Resistance to Theory is an essay by Paul de Man (1919-83), a renowned literary critic and theorist belonging to the Yale School of Deconstruction which appeared in Yale French Studies, 63(...
The Seashell Game
The Seashell Game is a 1672 book by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.
The Seashell Game is a 1672 book by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.
The Shakespeare Wars
The Shakespeare Wars: Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascos, Palace Coups is a 2006 book by Ron Rosenbaum, a one-time graduate student in the English department at Yale University, New Haven, Co...
The Shakespeare Wars: Clashing Scholars, Public Fiascos, Palace Coups is a 2006 book by Ron Rosenbaum, a one-time graduate student in the English department at Yale University, New Haven, Co...
The Signifying Monkey
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism is a work of literary criticism and theory by American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. first published in 1988.
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism is a work of literary criticism and theory by American scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. first published in 1988.
The Singer of Tales
The Singer of Tales is a book by Albert Lord that discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic.
The Singer of Tales is a book by Albert Lord that discusses the oral tradition as a theory of literary composition and its applications to Homeric and medieval epic.
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama is a 1914 treatise by Emma Goldman on political implications of significant playwrights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama is a 1914 treatise by Emma Goldman on political implications of significant playwrights in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The Tough Guide To Fantasyland
The Tough Guide To Fantasyland (1996) is a book by Diana Wynne Jones that humorously examines the common tropes of a broad swathe of fantasy fiction.
The Tough Guide To Fantasyland (1996) is a book by Diana Wynne Jones that humorously examines the common tropes of a broad swathe of fantasy fiction.
The Ultimate Book Guide
The Ultimate Book Guides are an award-winning series of reading guides for children and teenagers.
The Ultimate Book Guides are an award-winning series of reading guides for children and teenagers.
The Uses of Enchantment
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales is a 1976 work by Bruno Bettelheim in which the author analyses fairy tales in terms of Freudian psychology.
The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales is a 1976 work by Bruno Bettelheim in which the author analyses fairy tales in terms of Freudian psychology.
The Wounded Surgeon (book)
The Wounded Surgeon: Confession and Transformation in Six American Poets is a book by Adam Kirsch, published in 2005 by W. W. Norton & Company (ISBN 978-0393051971).
The Wounded Surgeon: Confession and Transformation in Six American Poets is a book by Adam Kirsch, published in 2005 by W. W. Norton & Company (ISBN 978-0393051971).
Thing theory
Thing theory is a branch of critical theory that focuses on the role of things in literature and culture.
Thing theory is a branch of critical theory that focuses on the role of things in literature and culture.
Timeline of Shakespeare criticism
Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works, which illustrate the article Sha...
Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works, which illustrate the article Sha...
Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings"
Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings" is a study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien written by Lin Carter.
Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings" is a study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien written by Lin Carter.
Tractatus coislinianus
The Tractatus Coislinianus is a manuscript outlining a theory of comedy in the tradition of the Poetics of Aristotle.
The Tractatus Coislinianus is a manuscript outlining a theory of comedy in the tradition of the Poetics of Aristotle.
Tradition and the Individual Talent
"Tradition and the Individual Talent" (1919) is an essay written by poet and literary theorist T. S. Eliot.
"Tradition and the Individual Talent" (1919) is an essay written by poet and literary theorist T. S. Eliot.
Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism
The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism is awarded for literary criticism by the University of Iowa on behalf of the Truman Capote Estate.
The Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism is awarded for literary criticism by the University of Iowa on behalf of the Truman Capote Estate.
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, founded in 1982, was the first journal devoted solely to the study of women's and feminist literature.
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, founded in 1982, was the first journal devoted solely to the study of women's and feminist literature.
Understanding Comics
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction comic book, written and drawn by Scott McCloud and originally published in 1993.
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art is a 215-page non-fiction comic book, written and drawn by Scott McCloud and originally published in 1993.
Viswanatha Kaviraja
Viswanatha Kaviraja, most widely known for his masterpiece in aesthetics, Sahityadarpana, was a prolific poet, scholar, and rhetorician who ascended literary heights during the reigns of two...
Viswanatha Kaviraja, most widely known for his masterpiece in aesthetics, Sahityadarpana, was a prolific poet, scholar, and rhetorician who ascended literary heights during the reigns of two...
W. C. Brownell
William Crary Brownell (1851–1928) was an American journalist and literary critic influenced by Matthew Arnold.
William Crary Brownell (1851–1928) was an American journalist and literary critic influenced by Matthew Arnold.
Warren-Brooks Award
The Warren-Brooks Award for literary criticism was established to honor the innovative, critical interpretation of literature offered by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks to celebrate the co...
The Warren-Brooks Award for literary criticism was established to honor the innovative, critical interpretation of literature offered by Robert Penn Warren and Cleanth Brooks to celebrate the co...
William Shakespeare (essay)
William Shakespeare was an 1864 work by Victor Hugo, written in his 13th year of exile.
William Shakespeare was an 1864 work by Victor Hugo, written in his 13th year of exile.
Wlad Godzich
Wlad Godzich (born May 13, 1945 in Germany, raised in France) is a literary critic, literary theorist, translator, and scholar.
Wlad Godzich (born May 13, 1945 in Germany, raised in France) is a literary critic, literary theorist, translator, and scholar.
Women's writing in English
Women's writing as a discrete area of literary studies is based on the notion that the experience of women, historically, has been shaped by their gender, and so women writers by definition are ...
Women's writing as a discrete area of literary studies is based on the notion that the experience of women, historically, has been shaped by their gender, and so women writers by definition are ...
World literature
World literature is sometimes used to refer to the sum total of the world’s national literatures and regional traditions, but usually it refers to the circulation of literary works into the wide...
World literature is sometimes used to refer to the sum total of the world’s national literatures and regional traditions, but usually it refers to the circulation of literary works into the wide...
Wpływologia
Wpływologia ("Influenceology") is a Polish term that is sometimes used within the history and theory of literature, the history and theory of art, the history and theory of music, and even w...
Wpływologia ("Influenceology") is a Polish term that is sometimes used within the history and theory of literature, the history and theory of art, the history and theory of music, and even w...
Yale school
The Yale School is a colloquial name for an influential group of literary critics, theorists, and philosophers of literature that were influenced by Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction.
The Yale School is a colloquial name for an influential group of literary critics, theorists, and philosophers of literature that were influenced by Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction.