Critical literary theory and interpretation constitute an ever-evolving field that examines the methods, frameworks and contexts through which literary texts are understood. Arising in the early ...

Cognitive studies have become one of the leading areas of research during the past twenty years in the humanities as well as in the life sciences. In literary studies, the interest in cognitive ...

Provides a basic skills course designed to equip students to handle the English major. Emphasizes critical writing and the acquisition of basic techniques and vocabulary of literary criticism through ...

Anyone who has taught a college literature course has likely heard a student say, “Can’t I just enjoy the book?” This frustration with literary theory is common. Many undergraduates feel that theory ...

1a. How does the methodology adopted by a specific reader affect their response and interpretation of fictional characters? Conversely, in literary theory and/or in the history of literary criticism, ...

T hese are bad times for literary studies. The catastrophically constricted job market for English Ph.D.s conveys the culture’s contempt for professional literary scholarship in the clearest terms.

Kenton Butcher is an assistant professor of English at Bucknell University. He specializes in African American and South African literature and holds a Ph.D. in English and certificates in Africana ...

“How shall I fall! How sorrowful and lowly/Unmastered all my mortal fantasy,” wrote Elizabeth Bowen in a poignant poem for the great love of her life, Charles Ritchie, just before she died on February ...

Your editorial “The Whistleblower Executive” (Oct. 3) and Karl Rove’s same day” op-ed “Hurry Up and Impeach” are really about Captains Ahab and Queeg. Your editorial “The Whistleblower Executive” (Oct ...