Criticism Quote by Frank Moore Cross

Most of my professional work has been in these areas - as a historical critic, as a literary critic. I've done very little in…

— Hershel Shanks

I am in the interesting position of being sometimes skimmed by the critics and called literature and sometimes called historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

Other than fiction and poetry I tend to read history.

— Stephen Dobyns

I do lots of reading and speaking at many universities about literature and also about politics, which is as much a part of my…

— Grace Paley

As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

Careers don't interest me. The only thing that interests me is continuing to be a poet on one level or another, whether acting or…

— Sam Shepard

I'm not a historian. I know historians. I've worked with them. They have a really powerful way of looking at the world, and I…

— Kevin Young

I got my degree in philosophy and English literature; those were my main interests.

— Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

I have been always fascinated and seduced by history, which I think is very close, very close to literature.

— Mario Vargas Llosa

I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

I never even considered writing a career option. I just liked the play of words. I was certainly interested in story, but the stories…

— Charles de Lint

I have always loved reading, so was interested in the literary world, and took many literary portraits.

— Fay Godwin