For Cynthia Ozick, critics connect the dots; they inform us about what kind of culture we’re living in.
literary-essays
Book Review: Critic and Poet Clive James—Reading and Writing Until the Lights Go Out
Clive James gets the most out of whatever’s on the page and isn’t shy about making larger connections.
Arts Fuse Commentary: In Defense of Negative Book Reviews
“Criticism will always have the force of the child in the story about the emperor’s new clothes, because there will always be naked emperors who everybody says are wearing today’s Crown Jewels.” — Eric Bentley