SettingsLiterary critics of English
Alan Gribben
Alan Gribben is a professor of English at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama and a noted Mark Twain scholar.
Alan Gribben is a professor of English at Auburn University at Montgomery in Alabama and a noted Mark Twain scholar.
Arnold Rampersad
Arnold Rampersad is an American biographer and literary critic born in Trinidad and Tobago.
Arnold Rampersad is an American biographer and literary critic born in Trinidad and Tobago.
Brian Boyd
Brian Boyd is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on literature and evolution.
Brian Boyd is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov and on literature and evolution.
Burton Hatlen
Burton Norval Hatlen was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine.
Burton Norval Hatlen was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine.
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...
Carol T. Christ
Carol Tecla Christ is the president of Smith College.
Carol Tecla Christ is the president of Smith College.
Carroll Quigley
Carroll Quigley (November 9, 1910 – January 3, 1977) was an American historian and theorist of the evolution of civilizations.
Carroll Quigley (November 9, 1910 – January 3, 1977) was an American historian and theorist of the evolution of civilizations.
Charles Blacker Vignoles
Charles Blacker Vignoles (31 May 1793 – 17 November 1875) was an influential early railway engineer, and eponym of the Vignoles rail.
Charles Blacker Vignoles (31 May 1793 – 17 November 1875) was an influential early railway engineer, and eponym of the Vignoles rail.
Charles Nicol
Charles Nicol (born 1940) is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov, and also writes widely on fiction (particularly science fiction and detective fiction)...
Charles Nicol (born 1940) is known primarily as an expert on the life and works of author Vladimir Nabokov, and also writes widely on fiction (particularly science fiction and detective fiction)...
Charles Ruas
Charles Ruas, born in Tientsin, China, is an American author and intellectual, particularly known for his work as an interviewer, literary and art critic, and translator.
Charles Ruas, born in Tientsin, China, is an American author and intellectual, particularly known for his work as an interviewer, literary and art critic, and translator.
Christopher Benfey
Christopher Benfey (born 28 October 1954) is an American literary critic and Emily Dickinson scholar.
Christopher Benfey (born 28 October 1954) is an American literary critic and Emily Dickinson scholar.
Christopher Looby
Christopher Looby is an American literary critic specializing in 18th and 19th century American literature.
Christopher Looby is an American literary critic specializing in 18th and 19th century American literature.
Colin Falck
Colin Falck (born 14 July 1934) is a literary critic and poet.
Colin Falck (born 14 July 1934) is a literary critic and poet.
Dan Schneider (writer)
Dan Schneider (born 1965) is a United States poet, critic, film critic, essayist, and fiction writer best known for his criticism and literary website Cosmoetica.
Dan Schneider (born 1965) is a United States poet, critic, film critic, essayist, and fiction writer best known for his criticism and literary website Cosmoetica.
David Staines
David McKenzie Staines, (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian literary critic, university professor, writer, and editor.
David McKenzie Staines, (born August 8, 1946) is a Canadian literary critic, university professor, writer, and editor.
David V. Erdman
David V. Erdman was an American literary critic, editor, and Professor Emeritus of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
David V. Erdman was an American literary critic, editor, and Professor Emeritus of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Denis MacEoin
Denis M. MacEoin has been editor of Middle East Quarterly since June 2009.
Denis M. MacEoin has been editor of Middle East Quarterly since June 2009.
Derek Savage
Derek Stanley Savage (6 March 1917 - 14 October 2007), pacifist poet and critic, usually published as "D.S.Savage".
Derek Stanley Savage (6 March 1917 - 14 October 2007), pacifist poet and critic, usually published as "D.S.Savage".
Desmond Pacey
William Cyril Desmond Pacey,, was a pioneer of Canadian literary criticism.
William Cyril Desmond Pacey,, was a pioneer of Canadian literary criticism.
Donald Wayne Foster
Donald Wayne Foster is a professor of English at Vassar College in New York.
Donald Wayne Foster is a professor of English at Vassar College in New York.
Donald Weber
Donald Weber is a literary critic and a specialist in Jewish American literature and film studies.
Donald Weber is a literary critic and a specialist in Jewish American literature and film studies.
Elaine Tuttle Hansen
Elaine Tuttle Hansen is the president of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, a position she has held since 2002.
Elaine Tuttle Hansen is the president of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, a position she has held since 2002.
Felicity Riddy
Professor Felicity Riddy is an academic, author and specialist in Arthurian literature.
Professor Felicity Riddy is an academic, author and specialist in Arthurian literature.
Francis Brinkley
Francis Brinkley was an Irish newspaper owner, editor and scholar who resided in Meiji period Japan for over 40 years, where he was the author of numerous books on Japanese culture, art and arch...
Francis Brinkley was an Irish newspaper owner, editor and scholar who resided in Meiji period Japan for over 40 years, where he was the author of numerous books on Japanese culture, art and arch...
George Greenwood
Sir George Greenwood (3 January 1850 – 27 October 1928), was a British lawyer, politician, cricketer, animal welfare reformer and Shakespearean scholar.
Sir George Greenwood (3 January 1850 – 27 October 1928), was a British lawyer, politician, cricketer, animal welfare reformer and Shakespearean scholar.
George Stuart Gordon
George Stuart Gordon was a British literary scholar.
George Stuart Gordon was a British literary scholar.
H. Bruce Franklin
Howard Bruce Franklin (born 1934) is an American cultural historian who has authored or edited nineteen books on a range of subjects.
Howard Bruce Franklin (born 1934) is an American cultural historian who has authored or edited nineteen books on a range of subjects.
Harold Bloom
Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) is an American literary critic and is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.
Harold Bloom (born July 11, 1930) is an American literary critic and is Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University.
Harold Clarke Goddard
Harold Clarke Goddard (1878-1950) was a professor in the English Department of Swarthmore College.
Harold Clarke Goddard (1878-1950) was a professor in the English Department of Swarthmore College.
Henry Wace (Anglican priest)
The Very Reverend Henry Wace (10 December 1836 – 9 January 1924) was Principal of King's College London (1883–1897) and Dean of Canterbury (1903–1924).
The Very Reverend Henry Wace (10 December 1836 – 9 January 1924) was Principal of King's College London (1883–1897) and Dean of Canterbury (1903–1924).
Henry Wace (priest)
The Very Reverend Henry Wace (10 December 1836 – 9 January 1924) was Principal of King's College London (1883–1897) and Dean of Canterbury (1903–1924).
The Very Reverend Henry Wace (10 December 1836 – 9 January 1924) was Principal of King's College London (1883–1897) and Dean of Canterbury (1903–1924).
Hugh Haughton
Hugh Haughton is an academic, author, editor and specialist in Irish literature and the literature of nonsense.
Hugh Haughton is an academic, author, editor and specialist in Irish literature and the literature of nonsense.
Jack Lindeman
Jack Lindeman taught at Lincoln and Temple Universities and at Kingstown State College, published poetry in the following other journals: the Southwest Review, the New York Times, The Nation, ...
Jack Lindeman taught at Lincoln and Temple Universities and at Kingstown State College, published poetry in the following other journals: the Southwest Review, the New York Times, The Nation, ...
James R. Kincaid
James R. Kincaid is an American academic, currently the Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California.
James R. Kincaid is an American academic, currently the Aerol Arnold Professor of English at the University of Southern California.
James Wood (critic)
James Wood is a literary critic, essayist and novelist.
James Wood is a literary critic, essayist and novelist.
Jared Curtis
Jared Ralph Curtis (born 1936) is Professor Emeritus of English at Simon Fraser University.
Jared Ralph Curtis (born 1936) is Professor Emeritus of English at Simon Fraser University.
Jerry Farber
Jerry Farber (born 1935) is an American educator and writer.
Jerry Farber (born 1935) is an American educator and writer.
Joel Porte
Joel Miles Porte (November 13, 1933 – June 1, 2006) was an American literary scholar, who was an internationally renowned authority on the life and work of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Joel Miles Porte (November 13, 1933 – June 1, 2006) was an American literary scholar, who was an internationally renowned authority on the life and work of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
John Beer
John Bernard Beer, FBA is a British literary critic.
John Bernard Beer, FBA is a British literary critic.
John Lent
John Lent is a Canadian poet and novelist, as well as a college teacher of creative writing and literature.
John Lent is a Canadian poet and novelist, as well as a college teacher of creative writing and literature.
Jonathan Dollimore
Jonathan Dollimore is a British sociologist and social theorist in the fields of Renaissance literature, gender studies, queer theory, art, censorship, history of ideas, death studies, decadenc...
Jonathan Dollimore is a British sociologist and social theorist in the fields of Renaissance literature, gender studies, queer theory, art, censorship, history of ideas, death studies, decadenc...
Jonathan Grossman
Jonathan Hamilton Grossman (born April 17, 1967) is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Jonathan Hamilton Grossman (born April 17, 1967) is an associate professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Karl Beckson
Karl E. Beckson (February 4, 1926 – April 29, 2008) was an American educator, scholar, and author of numerous articles and sixteen books on British literature, culture, and authors including Osc...
Karl E. Beckson (February 4, 1926 – April 29, 2008) was an American educator, scholar, and author of numerous articles and sixteen books on British literature, culture, and authors including Osc...
Kwame Dawes
Kwame Senu Neville Dawes is a poet, actor, editor, critic, musician,, former Louis Frye Scudder Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of South Carolina.
Kwame Senu Neville Dawes is a poet, actor, editor, critic, musician,, former Louis Frye Scudder Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of South Carolina.
Leo Braudy
Leo Braudy (born June 11, 1941) is University Professor and Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California, where he teaches 17th- and 18th-century English literature, film h...
Leo Braudy (born June 11, 1941) is University Professor and Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California, where he teaches 17th- and 18th-century English literature, film h...
Lorne Pierce
Lorne Albert Pierce (3 August 1890 - 27 November 1961) was a Canadian publisher, editor, and literary critic who published and promoted Canadian literature for more than forty years during his t...
Lorne Albert Pierce (3 August 1890 - 27 November 1961) was a Canadian publisher, editor, and literary critic who published and promoted Canadian literature for more than forty years during his t...
Lucien Stryk
Lucien Stryk is an American Zen poet, translator, and former English professor at Northern Illinois University (NIU).
Lucien Stryk is an American Zen poet, translator, and former English professor at Northern Illinois University (NIU).
Magdi Wahba
Magdi Wahba (1925–1991) was an Egyptian university professor, Johnsonian scholar, and lexicographer.
Magdi Wahba (1925–1991) was an Egyptian university professor, Johnsonian scholar, and lexicographer.
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist.
Mark McGurl
Mark McGurl is an American literary critic specializing in 20th century American literature.
Mark McGurl is an American literary critic specializing in 20th century American literature.
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist.
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist.
Martha Woodmansee
Martha Woodmansee is a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Martha Woodmansee is a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Mary Fair Burks
Mary Fair Burks (b. c. 1920s - d. July 21, 1991) was an American educator, scholar, and civil rights activist from Montgomery, Alabama.
Mary Fair Burks (b. c. 1920s - d. July 21, 1991) was an American educator, scholar, and civil rights activist from Montgomery, Alabama.
Matthew McDiarmid
Matthew McDiarmid, full name Matthew Purdie McDiarmid (25 June 1914–12 February 1996) was a Scottish literary scholar, essayist, campaigning academic and poet.
Matthew McDiarmid, full name Matthew Purdie McDiarmid (25 June 1914–12 February 1996) was a Scottish literary scholar, essayist, campaigning academic and poet.
Maureen Corrigan
Maureen Corrigan is an American journalist, author and literary critic.
Maureen Corrigan is an American journalist, author and literary critic.
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.
Michael Wilding (writer)
Michael Wilding (born 5 January 1942 in Worcester, England) is an Australian writer and academic in Sydney.
Michael Wilding (born 5 January 1942 in Worcester, England) is an Australian writer and academic in Sydney.
Michael Wood (academic)
Michael Wood born in Lincoln, England, is the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Professor of comparative literature at Princeton University.
Michael Wood born in Lincoln, England, is the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Professor of comparative literature at Princeton University.
Murat Belge
Murat Belge (born 1943 in Ankara, Turkey) is an outspoken left-liberal Turkish intellectual, academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional bull fighter.
Murat Belge (born 1943 in Ankara, Turkey) is an outspoken left-liberal Turkish intellectual, academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional bull fighter.
Nina Auerbach
Nina Auerbach (born 1943) is the John Welsh Centennial Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
Nina Auerbach (born 1943) is the John Welsh Centennial Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania.
Northrop Frye
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Herman Northrop Frye, was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
R. V. Young
Robert V. Young, Jr. is a professor of Renaissance Literature and Literary Criticism in the English Department of North Carolina State University, co-founder and co-editor of the John Donne Jo...
Robert V. Young, Jr. is a professor of Renaissance Literature and Literary Criticism in the English Department of North Carolina State University, co-founder and co-editor of the John Donne Jo...
Randall Bass
Randall (Randy) Bass is an associate professor of English and assistant provost at Georgetown University, and Executive Director of Center for New Design of Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS).
Randall (Randy) Bass is an associate professor of English and assistant provost at Georgetown University, and Executive Director of Center for New Design of Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS).
Reingard M. Nischik
Reingard M. Nischik (born in Herford, Germany) is a German university professor and literary scholar.
Reingard M. Nischik (born in Herford, Germany) is a German university professor and literary scholar.
Richard Yarborough
Richard Yarborough is Professor of English and African American literature and a Faculty Research Associate with the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. He is also a...
Richard Yarborough is Professor of English and African American literature and a Faculty Research Associate with the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies at UCLA. He is also a...
Ronald Crane
Ronald Salmon Crane (January 5, 1886—July 12, 1967) was a literary critic, historian, bibliographer, and professor.
Ronald Salmon Crane (January 5, 1886—July 12, 1967) was a literary critic, historian, bibliographer, and professor.
Ronald Symond
Ronald Tudor Symond was born in Liverpool, England in December, 1895, the son of a solicitor Elwy Davies Symond, and died at the age of 51 of a heart attack in London in February, 1947.
Ronald Tudor Symond was born in Liverpool, England in December, 1895, the son of a solicitor Elwy Davies Symond, and died at the age of 51 of a heart attack in London in February, 1947.
Saree Makdisi
Saree Makdisi (born 1964) is an American literary critic of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, specializing in eighteenth and nineteenth century British literature.
Saree Makdisi (born 1964) is an American literary critic of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, specializing in eighteenth and nineteenth century British literature.
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.
Susan Gubar
Susan D. Gubar is an American author and distinguished Professor Emerita of English and Women's Studies at Indiana University.
Susan D. Gubar is an American author and distinguished Professor Emerita of English and Women's Studies at Indiana University.
Tony Magistrale
Anthony Samuel Magistrale is a Professor in English at the University of Vermont since 1983.
Anthony Samuel Magistrale is a Professor in English at the University of Vermont since 1983.
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 Stokoe
William C. Stokoe, Jr. ( ; New Hampshire, July 21, 1919 – Chevy Chase, Maryland, April 4, 2000) was a scholar who researched American Sign Language (ASL) extensively while he worked at Gallaud...
William C. Stokoe, Jr. ( ; New Hampshire, July 21, 1919 – Chevy Chase, Maryland, April 4, 2000) was a scholar who researched American Sign Language (ASL) extensively while he worked at Gallaud...
William V. Spanos
William Vaios Spanos is a Heideggerian literary critic.
William Vaios Spanos is a Heideggerian literary critic.