Amateur Criticism
Isaac KoldingPleasurable, occasional, and inexact little essays
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 15 | Subscribers | Read | amateurcriticism.substack.com |
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Why I Like Secondary Sources
I was pleasantly provoked when listening to ’s recent interview with the inimitable Zena Hitz yesterday. Oliver asked Hitz how many secondary sources one should read—in other words, when one is reading poetry, novels, plays, etc., how much ...
I Love Inefficient Books
I’m rereading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and what’s striking me as fun about the text is its episodic structure. Yes, the novel has an overarching plot, but that plot is often interrupted with comical vignettes, not all of which ar...
Is Theory Really That Bad?
The literary Substackosphere is alight with distaste for theory, which, according to various posters on this platform, excessively politicizes literature, takes the fun out of reading, is stupid, and sucks.
A Defense of Political Literary Criticism
In a recent essay1, fellow Substacker Liza Libes argued that literature teachers and critics should “Leave Literature Alone”: they should stop reading literature for political themes, specifically identity politics themes like race and gend...
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PhD student studying US literature from the 19th century
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