Tag: Literary Criticism
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Nation & World
‘As though somebody had taken a piece of your soul, created it into an object …’
Poetry critic reflects on “thrilling” career, writers who inspire, declining support for humanities.
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Nation & World
Stephanie Burt opens up
The Harvard poet discusses new book of poetry, life as a trans woman, and settling in as as co-poetry editor of The Nation.
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Nation & World
‘So that represented my own little rebellion’
Interview with Professor Stephen Greenblatt as part of the Experience series.
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Nation & World
Why and how
Professor Marjorie Garber’s new book examines “why we read literature, why we study it, and why it doesn’t need to have an application someplace else in order to be definitive in its talking about human life and culture.”
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Nation & World
Vendler on Dickinson
Renowned critic Helen Vendler takes on Amherst’s own Emily Dickinson in her new book, “Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries.”