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This Thing We Call Literature
In his fourth book of essays, acclaimed cultural critic Arthur Krystal surveys the world of letters in its academic, literary, and populist incarnations--just to make sure those …
Word or Two Before I Go
Praise for Arthur Krystal:"e;Arthur Krystal's essays shine like a searchlight through the fog of contemporary culture. Vivid, sharp, and enlightening, they keep a steady keel …
Agitations
We disagree. From small questions of taste to large questions concerning the nature of existence, intellectual debate takes up much of our time. In this book the respected literary …
This Thing We Call Literature
In his fourth book of essays, acclaimed cultural critic Arthur Krystal surveys the world of letters in its academic, literary, and populist incarnations--just to make sure those …
Except When I Write
From Montaigne in the sixteenth century to Orwell, Eliot, and Trilling in the twentieth, the best literary essayists combine a gift for observation with an abiding commitment to …
The Fragrance Of A Resilient Woman
The Fragrance Of A Resilient Woman is the epitome of encouraging anthologies. In this book 9 women share a different scent of Resilience of pressing through life's setbacks and …
Some Unfinished Chaos
While so many literary artists of earlier eras fall away, F. Scott Fitzgerald retains a hold on us, both through his work and through his life. There is something inscrutable in …
Except When I Write
From Montaigne in the sixteenth century to Orwell, Eliot, and Trilling in the twentieth, the best literary essayists combine a gift for observation with an abiding commitment to …
Some Unfinished Chaos
Surely enough has been written about F. Scott Fitzgerald, the man who coined "e;the Jazz Age"e; and symbolized the Roaring Twenties, whose very name conjures up a meteoric …
A Word or Two Before I Go
Lauded by the critics Dana Gioia, Morris Dickstein, Edward Mendelson, Christopher Hitchens, Joseph Epstein, and Michael Dirda alike, Arthur Krystal has written for publications as …
The Half-Life of an American Essayist
“A vigorous case for the virtues of old-fashioned literary criticism.”—New York Times Book Review In his first book, Agitations: Essays on Life and Literature, which was heralded …
The Culture We Deserve
Twelve essays exploring aspects of literacy and art criticism, retrospective sociology and the effects of relativism on moral behavior.