The Atlantic

Literary Criticism and History

I WANT to talk about the historical interpretation of literature — that is, about the interpretation of literature in its social, economic, and political aspects. To begin with, it will be worth while ...
The Atlantic

Three Centuries of American Literature

THE tendency to consider centuries as natural periods in the history of culture, and their termini as milestones, indicates a mental habit that is far from logical, but it is one that men do not ...
The American Spectator

The Road Well Traveled: Exploring the History of Literary Journeys

John McMurtrie introduces Literary Journeys: Mapping Fictional Travels Across The World of Literature with the famous Robert Frost quote: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the road less ...
The Nation

What Was Literary Fiction?

The strangely short history of a publishing niche. Ad Policy The smallest book in the world is on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1961. (Photo by Keystone / Getty Images) As an English professor, ...
Princeton University

Comparative Literature

This introductory course focuses on the cultural syncretism and the global diversity of Jewish experience. It provides a comparative understanding of Jewish culture from antiquity to the present, ...
The Conversation

Once upon a time: a brief history of children’s literature

Susan Broomhall receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Joanne McEwan receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Stephanie Tarbin receives funding from the Australian ...
The Forward

This Chinese Translator Changed The History Of Literature. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Him.

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Although you may never have heard the name Lin Shu, it should be featured in every book on literature history. Shu, a self-taught scholar, ...