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This is a book about the power game currently being played out between two symbiotic cultural institutions: the university and the novel. As the number of hyper

In succinct and engaging fashion Michael Walzer demystifies the activity of the social critic, providing a philosophical framework for understanding social crit

“The role of the critic,” Daniel Mendelsohn writes, “is to mediate intelligently and stylishly between a work and its audience; to educate and edify in an

This volume contains a collection of the author’s life-long study (along with some new research written specifically for this book) of the text of 1-2 Kings,

In a recent poll of practicing art critics, 75 percent reported that rendering judgments on artworks was the least significant aspect of their job. This is a tr