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Literary Critics

648 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Gotthold Ephraim LessingAuthor · BooksGotthold Ephraim Lessing (22 January 1729 – 15 February 1781) was a German philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic. He was a representative of the Enlightenment.
Gregorio SalvadorAuthor · BooksGregorio Salvador Caja (11 July 1927 – 26 December 2020) was a Spanish linguist specialized in structural semantics.
Guido Rodríguez AlcaláAuthor · BooksGuido Rodriguez Alcalá (born Asunción, Paraguay, 1946) is a poet, narrator, historian, journalist, essayist, and literary critic.
Guillaume MassieuAuthor · BooksIllustration — Guillaume Massieu
Gunnar HeibergAuthor · BooksGunnar Edvard Rode Heiberg (18 November 1857 – 22 February 1929) was a Norwegian poet, playwright, journalist and theatre critic.
Gustav SuitsAuthor · BooksGustav Suits (in Võnnu, Tartu County, Livonia – 23 May 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets.
Gustave KahnAuthor · BooksGustave Kahn (21 December 1859, in Metz – 5 September 1936, in Paris) was a French Symbolist poet and art critic.
Halyna PetrosanyakAuthor · BooksHalyna Petrosanyak (born 1969) is a Ukrainian poet, writer, and translator.
Hanni OssottAuthor · BooksHanni Ossott (14 February 1946 – 31 December 2002) was a Venezuelan poet, translator and critic.
Hans Egon HolthusenAuthor · BooksHans Egon Holthusen (15 April 1913 – 21 January 1997) was a German Nazi, lyric poet, essayist, and literary scholar.
Hans Ferdinand MassmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hans Ferdinand Massmann.
Hans WollschlägerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans Wollschläger (17 March 1935, in Minden – 19 May 2007, in Bamberg) was a German writer, translator, historian, and editor of German literature.
Harlan EllisonAuthor · BooksHarlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative…
Harry JärvAuthor · BooksHarry Järv (27 March 1921 – 21 December 2009) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish and Swedish librarian, author and translator. He was a lieutenant-ranked veteran of World War II.
Heinrich Christian BoieAuthor · BooksHeinrich Christian Boie (19 July 1744 – 3 March 1806) was a German author. In 1781, he was appointed as landfoged of North Dithmarschen.
Heinrich HeineAuthor · BooksChristian Johann Heinrich Heine (born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic.
Helen VendlerAuthor · BooksHelen Vendler (née Hennessy; April 30, 1933 – April 23, 2024) was an American academic, writer and literary critic.
Hellmuth KarasekPerson · Film memorabiliaHellmuth Karasek (4 January 1934 – 29 September 2015) was a German journalist, literary critic, novelist, and the author of many books on literature and film.
Helmina von ChézyAuthor · BooksHelmina von Chézy (26 January 1783 – 28 January 1856), née Wilhelmine Christiane von Klencke, was a German journalist, poet and playwright.
Henri BrémondAuthor · BooksHenri Brémond (31 July 1865 – 17 August 1933) was a French literary scholar and philosopher, Catholic priest, and sometime Jesuit. He was one of the theological modernists.
Henri DuvernoisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henri Duvernois
Henri GhéonAuthor · BooksHenri Ghéon (15 March 1875 – 13 June 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henri-Frédéric AmielAuthor · BooksHenri Frédéric Amiel (lang; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.
Henrik VisnapuuAuthor · BooksHenrik Visnapuu (– 3 April 1951) was an Estonian poet and playwright.
Henry BecqueAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henry Becque by Nadar
Henry Home, Lord KamesAuthor · BooksHenry Home, Lord Kames (1696–27 December 1782) was a Scottish writer, philosopher and judge who played a major role in Scotland's Agricultural Revolution.
Herman GorterAuthor · BooksHerman Gorter (lang; 26 November 1864 – 15 September 1927) was a Dutch poet, classical scholar, and communist theorist.
Herman MelvilleAuthor · BooksHerman Melville (born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American writer of the American Renaissance period.
Hervé Le TellierAuthor · BooksHervé Le Tellier (born 21 April 1957) is a French writer and linguist, and a member of the international literary group Oulipo (Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle, which translates roughly…
Hervey AllenAuthor · BooksWilliam Hervey Allen Jr. (December 8, 1889 – December 28, 1949) was an American educator, poet, and writer.
Hideo KobayashiAuthor · BooksHideo Kobayashi was a Japanese author, who established literary criticism as an independent art form in Japan.
Hippolyte TaineAuthor · BooksHippolyte Adolphe Taine (21 April 1828 – 5 March 1893) was a French historian, critic and philosopher.
Horace EngdahlAuthor · BooksHorace Oscar Axel Engdahl (born 30 December 1948) is a Swedish literary historian and critic, and has been a member of the Swedish Academy since 1997.
I. A. RichardsAuthor · BooksIvor Armstrong Richards CH (26 February 1893 – 7 September 1979), known as I. A. Richards, was an English educator, literary critic, poet, and rhetorician.
Ida VitaleAuthor · BooksIda Vitale (born 2 November 1923) is a Uruguayan poet, translator, essayist, lecturer and literary critic.
IgnotusAuthor · BooksHugó Veigelsberg (2 November 1869, Pest – 3 August 1949, Budapest) was a Hungarian editor and writer who usually published under the pen name Ignotus (Latin for "unknown").
Ilia ZdanevichDesigner · Modern designIlia Mikhailovich Zdanevich (ილია ზდანევიჩი, (April 21, 1894 – December 25, 1975), known as Iliazd (ილიაზდ), was a Georgian-Polish and French writer, artist and publisher, and an active…
Ilmar LaabanAuthor · BooksIlmar Laaban (11 December 1921, Tallinn, Estonia – 29 November 2000, Stockholm) was an Estonian poet and literary critic.
Innokenty AnnenskyAuthor · BooksInnokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj]; (1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1855, Omsk – 13 December [O.S.
Ion NegoițescuAuthor · BooksIon Negoiţescu (iˈon neɡo.iˈt͡sesku; also known as Nego; 10 August 1921 – 6 February 1993) was a Romanian literary historian, critic, poet, novelist and memoirist, one of the leading…
Isabel PatersonAuthor · BooksIsabel Paterson (January 22, 1886 – January 10, 1961) was a Canadian-American libertarian writer and literary critic.
Ishwar Chandra GuptaAuthor · BooksIshwar Chandra Gupta (6 March 1812 – 23 January 1859) was a Bengali poet and writer. Gupta was born in Kanchrapara, in Bengal.
Isidora SekulićAuthor · BooksIsidora Sekulić (Исидора Секулић, 16 February 1877 – 5 April 1958) was a Serbian writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot and art critic.
Itō SachioAuthor · BooksItō Sachio was the pen-name of Itō Kōjirō, a Japanese tanka poet and novelist active during the Meiji period of Japan.
Itzik MangerAuthor · BooksItzik Manger (30 May 1901 – 21 February 1969) was a prominent Yiddish poet and playwright, a self-proclaimed folk bard, visionary, and 'master tailor' of the written word.
Ivan Goran KovačićAuthor · BooksIvan Goran Kovačić (pron; 21 March 1913 – 13 July 1943) was a Croatian poet and writer.
Ivan PregeljAuthor · BooksIvan Pregelj (27 October 1883 – 30 January 1960) was a Slovene writer, playwright, poet, and critic.
Izabela Sadoveanu-EvanAuthor · BooksIsabella Sadoveanu, Izabela Morțun, Izabela Sadoveanu-Andrei
J. B. PriestleyAuthor · BooksJohn Boynton Priestley (13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
J. Hillis MillerAuthor · BooksJoseph Hillis Miller Jr. (March 5, 1928 – February 7, 2021) was an American literary critic and scholar who advanced theories of literary deconstruction.
J. R. R. TolkienIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and academic philologist.
Jabbour DouaihyAuthor · BooksJabbour Douaihy (1949 – 23 June 2021) was a critically-acclaimed Lebanese writer, translator, and professor of literature.
Jabra Ibrahim JabraAuthor · BooksJabra Ibrahim Jabra (28 August 1919 – 12 December 1994) was an Iraqi-Palestinian author, artist and intellectual born in Adana in French-occupied Cilicia to a Syriac Orthodox Christian…
Jacob van LennepAuthor · BooksJacob van Lennep (24 March 1802 – 25 August 1868) was a Dutch poet and novelist.
Jacques BainvilleAuthor · BooksJacques Pierre Bainville (9 February 1879 – 9 February 1936) was a French historian and journalist.
Jacques Bénigne BossuetAuthor · BooksJacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (lang; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French Catholic prelate and theologian who served as Bishop of Meaux from 1681 until his death in 1704.
Jacques BergierAuthor · BooksIllustration — Image of Jacques Bergier
Jacques De DeckerAuthor · BooksJacques De Decker (19 August 1945 – 12 April 2020) was a Belgian writer and author.
James BeattieAuthor · BooksJames Beattie was a linguist, poet, translator, philosopher, writer and literary critic (1735–1803). He was born in Laurencekirk and died in Aberdeen.
James JoyceAuthor · BooksJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.
James LaverAuthor · BooksJames Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria…
Jan LechońAuthor · BooksLeszek Józef Serafinowicz (pen name: Jan Lechoń; 13 March 1899 – 8 June 1956) was a Polish poet, literary and theater critic, diplomat, and co-founder of the Skamander literary movement and…
János ErdélyiAuthor · BooksJános Erdélyi (1 April 1814 – 23 January 1868) was a Hungarian poet, critic, author, philosopher and ethnographist.
Jaroslav VrchlickýAuthor · BooksJaroslav Vrchlický (ˈjaroslav ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː; 17 February 1853 – 9 September 1912) was a Czech lyrical poet. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times.
Jean ChapelainAuthor · BooksJean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie…
Jean EpsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Epstein (25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist.
Jean MoréasAuthor · BooksJean Moréas (French: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁeɑs, -as]; born Ioannis A. Papadiamantopoulos, Ιωάννης Α. Παπαδιαμαντόπουλος;
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine SuardAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard (15 January 1732 in Besançon – 20 July 1817 in Paris) was a French writer, translator and man of letters during the Age of Enlightenment.
Jean-Paul SartreAuthor · BooksJean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (US also; French: [saʁtʁ]; 21 June 1905 – 15 April 1980) was a French philosopher, political activist, and writer, considered a leading figure in…
Jindřich ChalupeckýAuthor · BooksJindřich Chalupecký (12 February 1910 – 19 June 1990) was a Czech art and literary theorist and critic, essayist, art historian, and translator. He was the husband of poet Jiřina Hauková.
Joachim du BellayAuthor · BooksJoachim du Bellay (French: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy bɛlɛ]; c. 1522 – 1 January 1560) was a French poet, critic, and a founder of La Pléiade.
Joan Ferraté i SolerAuthor · BooksJoan Ferraté i Soler, born 1924 in Reus (Catalunya), died 2003 in Barcelona (Catalunya), was a Catalan poet, critic and translator.
Johan Ludvig HeibergAuthor · BooksJohan Ludvig Heiberg (14 December 1791 – 25 August 1860), Danish poet, playwright, literary critic, literary historian son of the political writer Peter Andreas Heiberg (1758–1841), and of…
Johan Sebastian WelhavenAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Welhaven painted by Jacob Calmeyer, 1827
Johann Christoph GottschedAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Gottsched (lang; 2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author, critic and grammarian of the Enlightenment.
Johann Elias SchlegelAuthor · BooksJohann Elias Schlegel (January 17, 1719 – August 13, 1749) was a German critic and dramatic poet.
Johann Gottfried GruberAuthor · BooksJohann Gottfried Gruber (29 November 1774 – 7 August 1851) was a German critic and literary historian.
Johannes ScherrAuthor · BooksJohannes Scherr (3 October 1817 – 21 November 1886) was a German-born cultural historian, writer, literary critic, educator and politician who spent most of his working life in Switzerland.
John Addington SymondsAuthor · BooksJohn Addington Symonds Jr. (5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic.
John BetjemanAuthor · BooksSir John Betjeman (28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death.
John CluteAuthor · BooksJohn Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States…
John DrydenAuthor · BooksJohn Dryden (19 August 1631 –) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.
John Gregory DunneAuthor · BooksJohn Gregory Dunne (May 25, 1932 – December 30, 2003) was an American writer. He began his career as a journalist for Time magazine before expanding into writing criticism, essays, novels,…
John NealAuthor · BooksJohn Neal (August 25, 1793 – June 20, 1876) was an American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist.
John UpdikeAuthor · BooksJohn Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
John WainAuthor · BooksJohn Barrington Wain CBE (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group known as "The Movement".
John WilsonAuthor · BooksIllustration — John Wilson c.1840
Jorge Luis BorgesAuthor · BooksJorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges[2] (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator regarded as a key figure in Spanish-language and…
José Amador de los RíosArtist · PaintingsJosé Amador de los Ríos y Serrano (30 April 1818 – 17 February 1878) was a Spanish historian, archaeologist, literary critic, and professor.
José Emilio PachecoAuthor · BooksJosé Emilio Pacheco Berny (30 June 1939 – 26 January 2014) was a Mexican poet, essayist, novelist and short story writer.
José Lins do RegoAuthor · BooksIllustration — José Lins do Rego (1918)
José Marchena Ruiz de CuetoAuthor · BooksJosé Marchena Ruiz de Cueto (November 18, 1768 – January 31, 1821), also known as Abate Marchena, was a Spanish writer, who studied with distinction at the University of Salamanca.
José María ValverdeAuthor · BooksIllustration — José María Valverde in 1980
José Ortega y GassetAuthor · BooksJosé Ortega (disambiguation)José Ortega
Josep Palau i FabreAuthor · BooksIllustration — Josep Palau i Fabre
Joseph WartonAuthor · BooksIllustration — A 1777 portrait of Warton by Joshua Reynolds
Józef CzapskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Czapski (3 April 1896 – 12 January 1993) was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an Major of the Polish Army reserves.
Józef SękowskiAuthor · BooksOsip Ivanovich Senkovsky (31 March 1800 – 16 March 1858), born Józef-Julian Sękowski, was a Polish–Russian orientalist, journalist and entertainer.
Józef WeyssenhoffAuthor · BooksJózef Weyssenhoff (8 April 1860 – 6 July 1932) was a Polish novelist, poet, literary critic, publisher.
József BajzaAuthor · BooksJózsef Bajza (31 January 1804 – 3 March 1858) was a Hungarian poet and critic.
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Juan Felipe ToruñoAuthor · BooksJuan Felipe Toruño (León, Nicaragua, May 1, 1898 – San Salvador, El Salvador, August 31, 1980) was a prolific Nicaraguan journalist and teacher who spent most of his life in El Salvador.
Judith WrightAuthor · Books
Jules RenardAuthor · BooksPierre-Jules Renard (pron; 22 February 1864 – 22 May 1910) was a French novelist, playwright, and diarist.
Julian CroftAuthor · BooksJulian Croft (born 31 May 1941) is an Australian poet and Emeritus Professor of English, University of New England.
Julian SchmidtAuthor · BooksHeinrich Julian Schmidt (March 7, 1818 – March 27, 1886) was a German journalist and historian of literature.
Julius Leopold KleinAuthor · BooksJulius Leopold Klein (Hungarian: Klein Gyula Lipót; 1810 – 2 August 1876) was a German writer of Jewish origin born in Miskolc, Hungary.
Junzaburō NishiwakiAuthor · BooksJunzaburō Nishiwaki was a Japanese poet and literary critic, active in Shōwa period Japan, specializing in modernism, Dadaism and surrealism. He was also a noted painter of watercolors.
Kaoru KurimotoAuthor · BooksFebruary 13, 1953 – May 26, 2009 was the pen name of Sumiyo Imaoka, a Japanese novelist. Imaoka also used the pen name Azusa Nakajima to write criticism and music.
Karel JonckheereAuthor · BooksIllustration — Karel Jonckheere in 1965
Karel SabinaAuthor · BooksKarel Sabina (pen names include Arian Želinský and Leo Blass; 29 December 1813 – 8 November 1877) was a Czech writer and journalist.
Karel TeigeDesigner · Modern designKarel Teige (13 December 1900 – 1 October 1951) was a Czech modernist avant-garde artist, writer, critic and one of the most important figures of the 1920s and 1930s movement.
Karl August Varnhagen von EnseAuthor · BooksKarl August Varnhagen von Ense (21 February 1785 in Düsseldorf – 10 October 1858 in Berlin) was a German biographer, diplomat and soldier.
Karl KrausAuthor · BooksKarl Kraus (lang; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Karl ShapiroAuthor · BooksKarl Jay Shapiro (November 10, 1913 – May 14, 2000) was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1945 for his collection V-Letter and Other Poems.
Karl-Markus GaußAuthor · BooksKarl-Markus Gauß (born 14 May 1954, in Salzburg) is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor. He lives in Salzburg.
Karol IrzykowskiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Karol Irzykowski.
Karoline PichlerPerson · Music memorabiliaCaroline Pichler, also spelled Karoline, (7 September 1769 – 9 July 1843) was an Austrian historical novelist.
Katia GrubisicAuthor · BooksKatia Grubisic (born April 25, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian writer, editor and translator.
Katica ḰulavkovaAuthor · BooksKatica Kulavkova (Macedonian: Катица Ќулавкова, born 1951) is a Macedonian writer and academic. She has published over forty books, including twenty collections of poetry.

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