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Roland Barthes (1915-1980) was a major French writer, literary theorist and critic of French culture and society. His classic works include Mythologies and Came

A defense and celebration of the discipline of literary studies and its most distinctive practice—close reading. Does literary criticism offer truths about th

The New York Times film critic shows why we need criticism now more than ever Few could explain, let alone seek out, a career in criticism. Yet what A.O. Scott

Nobody likes criticism. Handled poorly, it too often stings and breeds resentment-and most of us try to avoid it at all costs. But criticism-crafted carefully a

The first comprehensive work on the political and cognitive dimensions of Chinese historical consciousness set against its Western counterpart.