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Articles 1 - 30 of 30
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Violence And Identity In Richard Wright's Native Son, Anna M. Gee
Violence And Identity In Richard Wright's Native Son, Anna M. Gee
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Wordsworth's Autobiographical Crafting, William D. Chandler
Wordsworth's Autobiographical Crafting, William D. Chandler
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
The Revolution Of Bath: The Writing And Re-Writing Of Social History In Jane Austen's Persuasion, Erica L. Pratt
The Revolution Of Bath: The Writing And Re-Writing Of Social History In Jane Austen's Persuasion, Erica L. Pratt
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Eve's Feminist Wave, Heather Randall
Eve's Feminist Wave, Heather Randall
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Beyond Reason: Ophelia's Quest For Truth, Jacob K. Nielsen 9443167
Beyond Reason: Ophelia's Quest For Truth, Jacob K. Nielsen 9443167
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Who Wears The Pants: The Unraveling Of Gender In The Things They Carried, Zoe Meyer
Who Wears The Pants: The Unraveling Of Gender In The Things They Carried, Zoe Meyer
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Wherefore Art Thou, Bae Romeo?: An Argument For Modernizing Shakespeare's Texts, Erin M. Ritchie
Wherefore Art Thou, Bae Romeo?: An Argument For Modernizing Shakespeare's Texts, Erin M. Ritchie
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism, Vol. 9: Iss. 2
Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism, Vol. 9: Iss. 2
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
The Scandal Of Sources Of Henriette-Julie De Murat's Histoires Sublimes Et Allegoriques, Jared Willden
The Scandal Of Sources Of Henriette-Julie De Murat's Histoires Sublimes Et Allegoriques, Jared Willden
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Table Of Contents, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Editors' Note, Chelsea Lee And Sarah Barlow
Editors' Note, Chelsea Lee And Sarah Barlow
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Unmooring And Anchoring Bigger Thomas: Ontological Confusion And Mercy In Richard Wright’S Native Son, Davey Cox
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, puts Bigger Thomas on display as an isolated soul, ontologically separated from the world around him and confused about his place in it. The work of Phillipe Descola aids in understanding the cultural models that lead to this confusion by elucidating the underlying schemas by which people organize their experience. Bigger's isolation appears incurable, or difficult to approach at best. The novel's proposed solution is mercy, or closeness and connection, which both Jan and Max offer Bigger. Much of the novel's content and it's treatment thereof is relevant to the environmental justice movement of …
“Life Is A Solid Substance”: Materialism And The Use Of Objects In Virginia Woolf’S The Waves, Madeline Thatcher
“Life Is A Solid Substance”: Materialism And The Use Of Objects In Virginia Woolf’S The Waves, Madeline Thatcher
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
This paper seeks to establish Virginia Woolf as a materialist and her subsequent reliance on objects to create lasting relationships between her characters in her novel The Waves. In an in depth analysis of each of the six principle characters, as well as three distinct instances where all of these protagonists meet together, this paper argues objects are central to fostering human connection, and although each individual may relate differently to materialism, all are brought closer to one another because of it. This paper also responds to several critics’ claims about Woolf and her work with objects, especially Douglas …
The Art Of Death: Murder According To Poe, Hitchcock, And De Quincey, Jeanine Bee
The Art Of Death: Murder According To Poe, Hitchcock, And De Quincey, Jeanine Bee
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
This paper examines the works of both Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock in light of Thomas De Quincey’s series of essays entitled “On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts.” In his essays, De Quincey presents murder as an art form that can be criticized and appreciated just as any other fine art. While De Quincey’s essays faced some negative reaction when they were originally published, both Edgar Allan Poe and Alfred Hitchcock seem to have found something worthwhile in De Quincey’s ideas about the art of murder; Poe and Hitchcock both present murder as an art form …
Forum Prompt, Laura Dabundo
Forum Prompt, Laura Dabundo
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
The Weight Of “Glory”: Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, And Women’S Issues In Middlemarch, Megan Armknecht
The Weight Of “Glory”: Emily Dickinson, George Eliot, And Women’S Issues In Middlemarch, Megan Armknecht
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Contributors Page, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Contributors Page, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism, Vol. 9: Iss. 1, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism, Vol. 9: Iss. 1, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Morality And Pleasure In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, Sarah Bonney
Morality And Pleasure In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, Sarah Bonney
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
In “Morality and Pleasure in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried,” I examine how representations of pleasure in O’Brien’s novel indicate how the soldiers establish a new code of morality during their military service in Vietnam. Although civilians live with a binary understanding of acceptable and unacceptable behavior, the soldiers must commit immoral acts in order to serve honorably, thereby conflicting with this previous understanding. Western ideology asserts that pleasure accompanies moral behavior; because the soldiers perform violent acts, they must ascertain a new understanding of morality in order to continue to feel pleasure throughout and in spite of …
Carson's Christianity And Environmental Crises, Andrew Wadsworth
Carson's Christianity And Environmental Crises, Andrew Wadsworth
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
The Pastor's Theology Of Uncertainty In Lila, Ben Lehnardt
The Pastor's Theology Of Uncertainty In Lila, Ben Lehnardt
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
Marillynne Robinson’s most recent novel Lila depicts a preacher, John Ames, whose personal theology is studded with uncertainty. Rather than being a weakness to his faith, however, his insecurity is actually his greatest strength. This unusual theological trait becomes especially applicable when placed in the context of the philosophical struggle between scientific positivism and humanistic reasoning. This article explores the nuances of Ames’ theology of uncertainty and expands its philosophical importance in a greater context.
Flannery O'Connor's Protestant Grace, Emily Strong
Flannery O'Connor's Protestant Grace, Emily Strong
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
Flannery O’Connor has long been known for the didactic Catholic message in her literature. However, upon closer study we may find that there are Protestant themes in O’Connor’s portrayal of grace. This paper explores the differences between Catholic and Protestant grace, examines the Protestant themes that can be found in her texts “Greenleaf,” “Revelation,” and “The Lame Shall Enter First,” and offers possible explanations as to why these Protestant themes exist in her literature.
Conflicting Roles Of The Speaker And The Divine In The Holy Sonnets, Annette Challis
Conflicting Roles Of The Speaker And The Divine In The Holy Sonnets, Annette Challis
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
Donne’s Holy Sonnet, particularly “Since She Whom I Loved” and “Oh to Vex me,” compare the speaker’s insincere desire for God to the narcissistic love between Lover and Beloved that is typical in Petrarchan sonnets. Scholars naturally place the speaker in the obvious role of Lover, with God as the unattainable Beloved. However, because of the speaker’s infidelity and prevalent narcissism, he proves to be no Lover at all. In reality, God’s complete devotion makes Him the true Lover. The speaker struggles with the paradox of this relationship; that his inconstancy and infidelity has inspired devotion in God. I agree …
Front Matter, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Front Matter, Criterion: A Journal Of Literary Criticism
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
No abstract provided.
Reexamining Virtue In Arthur Mervyn, Clarissa Mcintire
Reexamining Virtue In Arthur Mervyn, Clarissa Mcintire
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
Though Arthur Mervyn focuses primarily on the deadly 1793 invasion of the yellow fever into Philadelphia and humanitarian responses to it, the novel’s juxtaposition of contemporary societal attitudes towards fever victims with those towards unchaste or fallen women underlines striking similarities between the two. In this article I claim that, when applied to unchaste women, the novel’s argument for improved treatment of diseased and infected persons also establishes the unreliability of sexual purity as a standard of respectability due to the potential for a woman’s virtue to be taken from her. Therefore, because Arthur’s society judges the respectability of individuals …
Ernest Hemingway: The Modern Transcendentalist, Camryn Scott
Ernest Hemingway: The Modern Transcendentalist, Camryn Scott
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism
When thinking about Transcendentalism, most of us look solely to the 19th Century writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. In this paper I reject this static treatment of the movement by exploring Ernest Hemingway’s connection to nature both in his life and in his writings, and claim that he created a modern version of Transcendentalism in the early 20th Century.