“... Blake is a ready-made patron saint for those wanting to elevate their marginality, dissent, and queerness into strength. The relative futility… — Andrew Elfenbein Blake Copy Share Image
“... Likewise, Oscar Wilde asked an English journalist to look over 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' before publication: "Will you also look… — Andrew Elfenbein Grammar Copy Share Image
“... While much recent historicist criticism has assumed early nineteenth-century readers attuned to subtle ideological nuances in poetry, actual responses from readers… — Andrew Elfenbein Books Copy Share Image
“Coleridge perceived as no one else had done that lesbianism could be a source of the sublime.” — Andrew Elfenbein Christabel Copy Share Image
“... [In 'Pride and Prejudice'] Mr Collins's repulsiveness in his letter [about Lydia's elopement] does not exist only at the level of… — Andrew Elfenbein Closed mind Copy Share Image